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the imperator was silent for some time after fennec finished speaking. he did not look toward her when he did have an rejoinder prepared.

"i only know what worked in my life. i have no answers beyond that. but i do not share your experience of marriage and i believe it is because i never expected her to reward my efforts with love." 

and nor had he expected to love her. or to grieve her loss so thoroughly it was almost as if she had died.

fennec wanted germanicus to prove himself, even while denying that such a commitment was possible. it was his turn to grunt a soft sound of amusement. "do you desire children in the springtime? i do."

and so he laid the first test of compatibility.