Lion Head Mesa [m] and i'm always tired, but never of you

Children. Serein blinked, and understanding dawned on her all at once. He was offering her children — but more than that, to marry her. A thousand questions lingered on the tip of her tongue; what kind of man was he, to offer this to a woman he barely knew?

It frightened her, in a way. Countless scenarios flashed through her thoughts: suppose he beat her, suppose he married three other women by season's end, suppose he left her when the next came along...

But what if no other man ever offered to marry her? What if she could be happy with him? The questions were endless and dizzying, but in the end it was hope which stood at the forefront. Hope for a future that might bring more peace than what she'd left behind.

Yes, Serein decided, taking in a slow breath. Her dark eyes swept over Kemal with a new focus now, as if seeing him for the first time. I want children. Children, and all that would follow.