N-No... Its not.. I don't think - even if you did - - I - I would understand why - you.. You are a great man deserving of many lovers. [ He would know by now the Tuatha de - her people, are a polyamorous people. However, Caoimhe herself is monogamous. To chose her in anyway, in her mind, meant such a big deal. Especially when she knew, Dimitri was highly sought after. Whether she realized the truth behind that fact or not, matted little when she knew comparably she was no one against women of position or better named families. ] I.. I have... Nothing to offer you.... To your people...

[ She understands greatly he would be better off politically holding courtship else where.

Caoimhe's breath is shaky, but her face leans against his. Lips once again just below his blind eye. She wanted this closeness, wanted to know she could kiss him over and over again. Give to him a love, most satisfying that her heart would calm itself and not burn her into doing more for him.

Her face slides into the side of his neck, as if to hide away the twinge of tears that bit at her heart. She knows she can give him nothing but herself, and even then... She was such a disappointment to her people, to so many others. What if Dimitri one day, became disappointed in that she had nothing else to give but her love? Even then - she... Is... Coming to terms with what that means - love to think that this is what that meant. ] I-...