86: Reagan's Persistence

"Duchess Everon, why do I have the feeling that you're avoiding me?"

"I couldn't, your imperial highness! We always attend meetings together."

"But you never leave an opportunity to meet you separately. It makes me feel uncourteous for meeting you like this. I was hoping we would get along."

"I couldn't possibly hope for something like that from your imperial highness."

"That's something people say when they don't want anything to do with me. This is the second time I've been rejected by a woman. It's a little painful."

"How could I reject your imperial highness? It's nothing like that, really. There's a big difference in our stations so I cannot be that selfish as to ignore that. I cannot jeopardize my kingdom's chance at allying with the great Empire of which your imperial highness is the crown prince."

"You speak quite well. All the women of Polivia are very outspoken. I feel like you'd make great wives."

"Thank you for your compliment, your imperial highness."

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