Redsand Canyon I never stay in one place too long

"love is something that grows when it is fed."

ruenna had done that for him each day of their lives together. and germanicus had sought the same service to her. he found a deep blackened pool of hurt inside himself that she had not promised to return. 

"marriage is supported by practical compatibility. a shared vision of the future. alignment on things such as children and a surname. there is not an absence of care. there is simply not a prioritization of the fanciful."

this bond was meant to be something you entered with no pretense that you might receive a fairy-tale from your spouse. they had built a home and she had bound their union with children. it seemed straightforward to germanicus.

"discomfort is bred when these compatibilities change without warning. that is when a marriage ends."