He gave them a grin, before shrugging. "Comes with the shorter lifespans, I am afraid, and hard to let go of that thinking even with the knowledge that I will be around for a lot longer now. I might be fighting to slow down for a long time. Of course, that is part of the reason the Courts pick us short-lived races for the Knight. If the Knight is sent to deal with a problem, the Court wants to make sure it is dealt with quickly.<br/><br/>However, I was given the impression that your family was willing to move towards a more defined and established nature of relationship, even if actually getting to the wedding would take a few years, or even decades. Besides, such a contract would naturally have fairly easy and lenient release clauses if both are in agreement, as we are still in the early stages of getting to know each other, despite how enjoyable we find each others company."<br/><br/>The part about being 'given the impression' was accompanied by an amused glance at Leigha, dispelling where such an idea would have come from. Personally, he had figured it was too early, but the ability to give a date would be worth it to the Court. It would also mean he would get to stay out here more often, as he would start integrating into the dwarven councils as needed, which would be a long and likely arduous affair.<br/><br/>Basically all he hoped to get out of this was a binding agreement to review the engagement in a few years, and that he would be informed of any offers that others made in the mean time, and be allowed to make his own counter to it.