Telaliel had been working on eating as the words come from Hayate, the chopsticks slipping and food dropping all over the table.  Her skin turns a rather lovely shade of pink, blushing and looking at Hayate in absolute shock, then to the captain and back to Hayate.  Listening to Jeremy's words, her blush deepens perhaps a touch more.<br/><br/>"Until only yesterday, our people had been alone, only us in the world and no others.  To marry an alien, even of the captain's standing, and even with what he has done for us would be..."  she pauses a moment to search for words, "so far beyond my people right now I don't even know where to begin!  So far as they know I've been abducted!  And while there are, um...stories and tales of brides being swept off their feet in a whirlwind romance, eloping and living happily, such is not the life of an heir designate.  Besides, there are the matters of heirs and dynasties, politics, bindings, treaties and diplomacy to consider.  Love...one could be fortunate in that regard.  My parents love one another very much, and so far as I know, many of my family have been happy in their marriage.  It's just that there are so many more concerns than love...as I am often told by my tutors."