Chapter four
In couple of days, Stevic manage to get Master Coyle to agree to court Karigan once again. So, her aunts spend their time, teaching the proper ways of a lady. It was hard, but Karigan manage to do it.
On the first night, master Coyle took Karigan to a festival that was being held. They talked, laughed and danced. He isn't so bad Karigan thought as she readied for bed that same night. Maybe this will work. The next day they spend the day together by taking walks around Corsa and having a picnic in the late afternoon. When they returned back to the G'landheon house, Bramer took Karigan aside.
"Lovely Karigan, I have enjoy our time and I look forward to spending more time with you. May I call upon you when I return from Sacor city?" he asked.
"Of course. If you don't mind me asking, why are you going to Sacor City?" She asked.
"Surely you are aware that your King marry a couple of weeks ago," he said. Karigan nodded.
"Of course. How could I forget? I was there at his majesty's wedding when I was a rider," Karigan said softly. Bramer stared at her for a while.
"Would you like to go with me?" he asked. Karigan stared at him. Do I want to go? She thought. She thought about for a couple of minutes. Why not? I have already sealed my fate.
"I would love to go with you. My father needs to go to deliver the shipment for the riders, anyways," Karigan said.
"Excellent. I shall see you tomorrow, then," Bramer said before he laid a kiss on Karigan's hand. Bramer left the house. As Karigan readied for bed, Stevic came in.
"Coyle has told me you wish to come with us. Is that wise?" he asked as he looked at his daughter.
"Probably not, but I want to see my friends one last time before I marry Bramer and go to Rhovan," She said as she pulled back the cover of the bed; avoid her father's look of shock.
"Marry? You mean…" he trailed off.
"Yes, father. I will accept his offer when he offers it," karigan said as she looked at her father. Stevic swallowed. He was indeed happy for the boon of the business, but there was a whisper in the back of his mind saying that this wasn't right, forcing his daughter to marry someone she didn't want. Especially since he did with her mother.
"Karigan, are you sure?" stevic asked his daughter.
"I'm sure, father. You don't have to worry. I will be well taken care of," She said. This didn't ease Stevic's mind. "Now if you excuse me, father. I would like to go to bed, now," Karigan said. Stevic left his daughter in peace and went to his study. He sat in his desk, head in hands.
Am I doing the right thing with Karigan? He thought is it right to me to forcing her to marry someone she doesn't love? He thought as he own short married life with Kariny. He had been lucky to marry someone he loves; now he was forcing his daughter to marry without love in her relationship.
He should be happy since the match has worked out so well, but something sickens his stomach. Ever since karigan's dismissal from the message service, she has been moping in her own way and now with the future of the clan on her shoulders, she seem more distance now. Think about the thing made his head hurt so he just gave up on it. He went to back and fell into a deep sleep.