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[damesuccubus]

Seems I can't escape all this talk of marriage. Death may have brought me away from my husband and his wretched father, but the last - what did you call it? Was it still a flood? The last flood dragged me right back into matrimony and misery. That woman was not me, but she was just as displeased with her husband as I was with mine. At least this

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[ourlastbesthope]

He certainly did not do that to her. But she had little to be displeased about.

[damesuccubus]

Oh, it's you.

She had many reasons to be displeased. The town wasn't fit for a comfortable life - a life she deserved.

[ourlastbesthope]

It's me, yes. That's just one reason.

[damesuccubus]

She cared for him though. That's why she didn't run off or murder him in his sleep.

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[greatlightother]

Not all husbands, Petronilla. Just the one you knew.

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[damesuccubus]

Just my husband, and my father-in-law, and all his friends. Just most husbands.

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[greatlightother]

Fair enough. The ones you knew. [Pause.] I was married once, and he certainly wasn't like that.

Your situation was...unfair. Which is unfortunate. But it's not right to make generalizations like that about all people.

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[damesuccubus]

Until someone proves me wrong, I'll say what I like.

You were married once? Did he die?

[darknessb4me]

[He sighs, and it hisses between his teeth. He wishes she would stop talking. She keeps reminding him of his family.]

Can't even manage to be happy for them?

Svetlana is an exceedingly sweet woman, which isn't what you wanted to hear.

[damesuccubus]

I don't see how this has anything to do with you. I was warning everyone of the hazards of matrimony.