<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">"Shh," Kyrion soothed automatically.  "Shh, lass.  Did you think I would hate you for seeking love?"<br/>
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"We were a bit worried you would draw steel upon me for her honor," Cameron admitted quietly.  His eyes were on Gwen, troubled.  He hadn't realized how deep her darkness had gone.  Had he really come so close to losing her before he'd ever had her?<br/>
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Kyrion shot him a look over Gwen's head.  "Do not think it did not occur to me.  But with all we have seen -- honor is worth nothing if there is no happiness or love behind it," he whispered.  "What could would a virgin Queen do the kingdom, if keeping her so only resulted in a virginal body in the crypt?"<br/>
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"Kyrion!"  Cameron's ears went pink.</span></span>