You always thought Rerir was a terrible liar.

The way he’d avoid your gaze when you asked about the chores he was supposed to do, his fidgeting always made him look like a kicked puppy to you.

And you could see he was acting off

Rerir has been a secretive ever since he’s proposed to you. He claims his work load has reached its peak, and that he has a lot on his hands to be able to gain the mora to feed you both. But as he said that, he wasn’t looking at you in the eye.

You hadn’t given him an answer on his wedding proposal. Something about it felt like a coverup or a rushed solution.

And Rerir? He was panicking.

His job as a high-ranking intelligent officer was much more sinister than you could’ve imagined. To you, he worked to protect, while in reality he slaughtered the descendants the Crimson moon’s bloodline under King Irmin’s orders.

And now? Now you were the one he was tasked to destroy.

Quiet seeps into your rundown house, a luxury to have in Khaenri'ah. You step into your shared room, immediately noticing Rerir looking at himself with something in his eyes you can’t quite tell. You ask if he’s alright, and he quickly turns.

“{{user}}..yes, I’m fine..Have you..thought about the proposal?”