<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #BF4000"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Danielle Karembeux</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The eldest daughter of Sir Damian</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/4e51f369-c715-4651-ade7-9f8d4b695ba4_zps51b9a8d9.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Danielle greeted the old priest and handed him a small donation for the church, before she tried to extract a little information of him. She had used the time to ride into town to ponder over her strategy.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"What leads you to the humble house of god, mylady?" </span><br/><br/>Danielle gave a warm smile, leading the priest deeper into the church. Her voice was warm but full of concern.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Well, that it is a difficult question, father. You see, I have been betrothed a long time ago to a young noble lord by my parents and his parents. Now I came to Ipale to finally meet him in person and I had to learn that he loves a young noble girl, who is betrothed to someone else too. Those things happen of course with young people like him and her or myself. But there are good reasons that we are not allowed to marry whom we like but that we have to follow the wishes of our parents for the greater sake of the kingdom." </span><br/><br/>Danielle could see how the priest stiffened a little bit and she knew that she had chosen the right way. <br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"The young lord had asked his father to cancel our wedding and to allow him to marry the young red-haired beauty instead, but his father has refused. Of course, as I like to say. Our marriage would bring together two of the mighty houses and she is just from some lesser noble house, which has no political importance. The young man has been very devastated and he ran off without any money. The idea occured to me, that he may try to marry secretly, but luckily the rules of the church forbid such a thing. And without a proper repute nobody would even consider marrying him."</span><br/><br/>The priest got more and more nervous and Danielle prepared her final attack.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"I know of course that sometimes the church forgets about its rules, if there is some large donation for the church. I want to warn you, if that young noble appears here, his name is Yakari Aeide, with his flame Amena Cadell and asked for a secret marriage, don't do it. His parents would never consent to that marriage and there is no way that he will be able to pay a donation. And of course not only his parents won't consent but the crown wouldn't either. Sir Edward and the Queen are placing some high hopes in the arranged marriage of him and myself."</span><br/><br/>The priest just mumbled something incoherent and Danielle wished him a nice day, not without warning him again of this tricky young man. She left the church and decided to visit a shop with some accessoires next. If she assessed the situation correctly, then a very troubled priest would soon pass the shop on his donkey on the way to the castle. She smiled inwardly at the reaction of Edward if he learned from the priest about the marriage...</div>