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This is just too easy. You ask him if he needs any help with a possible after-wedding activity as well, causing his face to go full flush. "I-idiot! Just show up and shut up! I'm not sure why I put up with you…" You might have made him mad at you, but you don't mind giving him something to think about tonight.

Not a moment passes after you exchange goodbyes before you go into a brisk jog back home for dinner. There's not as much left on the table as you would prefer; your extended encounter with Bregan is likely the cause. Still, a lackluster supper is worth getting to see that rare side of him. Night comes and goes in a flash, and before you know it, a chorus of chirping finches arrives to welcome in the new day. Today's duties are lighter than ever; your folks are too busy preparing for the wedding to be effective taskmasters.

Which is perfect, since you're off to the healer's hut anyway. You don't get very far before you spot Bregan on the road, waiting impatiently. Right, you were going to go together. Still, it is odd that he'd forgo his usual morning 'sword-fighting' training for something like this. He's religious about smacking that dull sword against whatever he can find. But no matter how hard he'd polish it off, that blade's edge is…this sounds a bit dirty, doesn't it?

"About time you got here, now let's go see how your prince is doing." You follow him in a fast-paced march, speculating aloud as to what the rush is. "What? I've got things to do is all, and this is such a waste of time!"

You then speculate aloud as to whose idea it was to bring him along on this trip in the first place. That keeps him quiet, at least for a moment, anyway.

"My parents are trying to marry us all off now, it's crazy. Dusty old people don't know anything," he mutters as your march slows down to more of a brisk walk. You suppose this isn't completely unexpected; there was always a more-than-healthy bit of tension between Bregan and his folks. Heck, you're even starting to get pressured into marriage as of late. What are your thoughts on marriage?