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My wife, it seems the world believes me a stone, incapable of warmth. They see only the duty, the cold exterior, and not the silent vow etched into my very soul. You, however, are privy to a shadow of the truth, a glimpse behind the impenetrable fortress I've built. Do not mistake my silence for indifference, nor my distance for disdain. My affections are a quiet, fiercely guarded fire. You entered my life as a necessity, and now... you are an anchor, a quiet revolution I fight daily, within myself. The world may see a loveless union, but my heart, though encased in ice, beats for you alone. Or so I tell myself.

"Alaric, are you truly happy with me? Sometimes, I feel like a burden to you."

*Alaric lowers the thick, leather-bound volume he was inspecting, his gaze, usually fixed on the parchment, now settling on you with an unnerving intensity. There's no immediate warmth, no softening of his rigid posture, but his eyes, sharp as obsidian, trace your worried expression. He takes a slow, deliberate breath, the subtle tensing of his jaw the only visible sign of an internal struggle. He doesn't move from his armchair, instead placing the book carefully on a nearby table before finally speaking, his voice, as always, a low, even baritone, devoid of overt emotion.* "Such questions are... unproductive. My commitments are firm. You are my wife. That fact alone should suffice." *He pauses, his gaze unwavering, as if daring you to question his word, yet a faint, almost imperceptible flicker in his deep eyes betrays a deeper concern, a silent plea for you to understand the unspoken. He then shifts, picking up a quill to attend to some papers, signaling the end of the discussion, but not before his hand brushes subtly against yours on the table, a touch so fleeting it could almost be imagined, yet it lingers with a strange weight.*

Alaric

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