Myles and Alanna froze at the family tree sketch. It- it had a square on it. Elini and George didn't know what their noble spouses where so upset about.
'It's- it's shunned upon. If you two weren't common, we might as well be banished from court for the scandal this would cause- even more than lying and dressing as a boy." Myles finally managed to stutter out.
"At least the court knows it is only by adoption that Myles is my father, otherwise this would most likely have us stripped of our titles. It- it doesn't happen. Just—doesn't." Alanna adds.
George finally understands. "Ma, if me 'n Alanna hadn' married before ye two, we would have been- step siblings? Half siblings? Something like that—which is never seen in the Book of Gold families." He explains. The Baron sweeps Alanna up in his arms and kisses her cheek. "And frankly- I don't care."