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and a wedding not more than a fortnight thereafter
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or this alliance is at an end.
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Your father does realize we're in the middle of a war?
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Father is old.
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It will put his heart at peace
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if he could see her wed to a good husband.
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And his recent experience has made him wary of long engagements.
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He has every right to be.
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Please excuse us while we discuss it.
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Why should I let that old ferret choose my bride for me?
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At the very least, I should be offered the same choice you were.
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I'm his liege lord.