The Ruins of Solgrim - Part 2

"That is all that I needed to hear, my Lord," Verdant said. "For what it is worth, I do not think Lady Felder will want to hear talk of any regrets that you might have. She put more thought into this than you did – she made the decision ready to carry the burden. One cannot fault her for that."

"Have I disappointed you, Verdant?" Oliver said. "I imagine this is not the plan that you supposed for me. You have listened to my scheming, and indulged me, and seen a course towards progress together. With my haste, I have slowed all such things down."

"I could not call myself disappointed," Verdant said. "You are who you are, my Lord. This is the man that I swore to serve. Lady Felder, if you do marry, I think, will be a good temperance for you. If one ignores her station, she is a woman of the finest sort. Your time with her would be more fruitfully spent than a match arranged for the sake of politicking."