When Eric's expressions shifted from playful to grave, Xobaria breathed in satisfaction as she had finally seemed to hit right at the target.
"Alright, if that is how you want to play then let it be." It took Eric just a couple of moments to make his decision.
He had to bring a Siren back home in any condition then it wasn't a big deal to marry her. No one is going to know about it as once his purpose will be fulfilled, she will be discarded anyways. "I will marry a Siren but I have my terms." He avoided saying 'your daughter' because if her daughters lacked the quality he was looking for, he wasn't going to marry them because then they would be of no use to him.
"This isn't the right place to be talking about such matters. Let's go…"
"I don't care and I don't have time for these formalities. Just get it done with." He cut her off mid-sentence, annoyance visible from his strained features.
