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Schonerwald Castle, Vitis, 6:30 PM
The residence of the current praetor was a magnificent, yet very old-fashioned structure. In the small hall where the castle's owner received his guest, a fireplace crackled merrily, and sounds of nature could be heard from outside the window.
— You've become so emotional, my dear friend, — Avitus Caecilius Falx said in his usual manner, slowly and quietly. — Whatever happened to your typical composure?
— Life hasn't been very kind to me in recent years, — the guest said, and judging by his youthful face, he had only recently turned thirty. — I fought it for so long, and at some point, I just broke. Every endeavor of mine was mercilessly ruined, my dreams faded away, and my hopes dissolved in a sea of despair.
— And what conclusions have you drawn from all this?
— I realized that the most difficult thing for me is the struggle with myself. To find the strength to get up every time life knocks you down.
— So that's how it is. So, is it true that you want to find a wife in Suchon?
— That's right. I realized that, among other things, what I really want in life is love. I want to experience this great feeling, I want to live for someone, I want to have that magical understanding when two people understand each other without words, that extraordinary connection of two souls that complement each other. I want to overcome all the difficulties of life with this person, to share moments of joy. I don't want to be alone, and just as someone will become the light of my life, I want to fulfill that role in return, but not out of a sense of duty or my fantasies, but out of love and care. For the sake of this alone, I would live and fight against the death that continues to threaten my health, I would gladly work every day, and I would return home with a smile on my face if only such a person was waiting for me. I want this woman to replace the whole world for me.
— Despite all your misfortunes, the romantic in you is still alive, I see. But think about it from a different angle: in your life, you have hardly worked at all, how do you imagine yourself in a simple life? And with your health. Are you sure you can handle it? And as for love... Members of the Vitis family enter into marriage out of duty, not out of affection. Love is fleeting, and what you described, I would call an exceptional rarity. And why Suchon, may I ask? Well, never mind, I already know the answer.