"Well then I am glad that it is you that I wed, even if I have to work to win your heart, when your sister would have at least shown a willingness to share my bed on our wedding night."
He derisive laugh made him thing that perhaps her sister had a reputation as being easy as well as the manipulative nature that Rosamond had mentioned. He felt sorry for his new brides difficult life, and resolved to try make her future a bit brighter.
"So she would use my desire for intimacy as a tool to further her goals, that is very sad when all she has to do in life is honestly ask what she desires, and any decent man worth having would oblige." He realized that his words may have been a bit naive.
"As to Mary the choice is yours, though I feel I must admit that it would put me at ease if she was your companion," he moved uncomfortably on the horse. "I feel I would be less inclined to give into temptation while I endeavor to win your heart, knowing that the two of you spoke regularly, but then..." he trailed off not sure if he should discuss the topic with her.
"As to my plan, it is simple enough. I will visit your chambers tonight and we will pass the time with you reading your book and me, well admiring my beautiful wife. I will not stay too long, but long enough for the servants not to think their lord is a lesser man in the bedroom." His smile became a little more serious, "we will have to nick your skin, a small cut to leave a trace of your virgin blood for the servants to find in the morning. That should allay talk for a while, and I even give you permission to be short with me for a few days, if you wish to show your anger at being a sacrificial cow."
He derisive laugh made him thing that perhaps her sister had a reputation as being easy as well as the manipulative nature that Rosamond had mentioned. He felt sorry for his new brides difficult life, and resolved to try make her future a bit brighter.
"So she would use my desire for intimacy as a tool to further her goals, that is very sad when all she has to do in life is honestly ask what she desires, and any decent man worth having would oblige." He realized that his words may have been a bit naive.
"As to Mary the choice is yours, though I feel I must admit that it would put me at ease if she was your companion," he moved uncomfortably on the horse. "I feel I would be less inclined to give into temptation while I endeavor to win your heart, knowing that the two of you spoke regularly, but then..." he trailed off not sure if he should discuss the topic with her.
"As to my plan, it is simple enough. I will visit your chambers tonight and we will pass the time with you reading your book and me, well admiring my beautiful wife. I will not stay too long, but long enough for the servants not to think their lord is a lesser man in the bedroom." His smile became a little more serious, "we will have to nick your skin, a small cut to leave a trace of your virgin blood for the servants to find in the morning. That should allay talk for a while, and I even give you permission to be short with me for a few days, if you wish to show your anger at being a sacrificial cow."