Dragoncrest Cliffs merry of soul, she sailed on a day

They weren’t bad men, Meerkat said quietly, but they caused me a lot of heartache. The first one agreed to commit to me and then ran off the very same night. He’d just lost several loved ones and had a mental breakdown, so I don’t hold it against him. But I never saw him again and that was very hard. I gave up on romance for a long time after that.

Her tail swished a few times as she mentally fast forwarded to the more recent past. When I finally gave it another chance, the man I fell for, he… She took a breath, pondering her words. He didn’t have feelings for me. And that happens sometimes, but he still seemed to want to claim me, fight for me, even, like I was a prize. He wanted me to mother his children, but he didn’t want me, you know? I’m not sure he had any feelings at all.

She knew that wasn’t entirely fair, yet it was Meerkat’s honest take. She let out a sigh, then glanced at Jorunn and smiled, saying, But Njord is wonderful. And I always heard a girl has to kiss a couple frogs before she finds a prince. She chortled, wondering if Jorunn would want to share any of her own experiences now.