When I woke up, coming back from the Academy, I felt I could move again, as the healer promised. I sat up, leaning on the pillows when I saw Yllana's message. She wanted to hear the full story. I called her.
"What happened?" she asked, eagerly.
I told her the whole encounter, as she giggled.
"I hope his mother tells him to stop with this nonsense," I said.
"Just take into account," Yllana said. "That this strategy may backfire. If his mother decides she likes you as a daughter-in-law…"
"You think that might happen?" I asked, nervously.
"Who knows," Yllana said. "Martinus has two single older brothers. She's been trying to marry them off for the last decade. Martinus is a bit young for marriage, but she might be desperate enough for grandkids to accept anyone as a daughter-in-law."
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