[Kodachi watched as his expression shuttered closed. She herself wondered the same thing - though of course, the consequences of her choice were less dire than his. Not marrying the man that you loved did feel like death, but it was a small death compared to everything else he had to go through.]
[She frowned, looking down at her plate, appetite suddenly waning.]
Such grim topics for a party!
[She put a smile upon her face and looked up at him. She was fully aware that she'd started it, because she did like conversation, but she knew that that look in his eyes didn't equate to good things. He didn't have a bright view of his future, that much was certain.]
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[She frowned, looking down at her plate, appetite suddenly waning.]
Such grim topics for a party!
[She put a smile upon her face and looked up at him. She was fully aware that she'd started it, because she did like conversation, but she knew that that look in his eyes didn't equate to good things. He didn't have a bright view of his future, that much was certain.]