[Hubert breathed quietly, not strongly enough to be a true sigh. He wasn't without his reservations in this, but...]
Very well. I intend to take the duties of a Bonded seriously, considering the consequences of for us both should it go poorly. If I could maintain a healthy Bond with Petra, I doubt this will pose difficulties.
[To a degree. With Petra, he'd only had a debt. This... held vulnerability. Tremendous vulnerability, something he was reluctant to share even with Edelgard.]
[But the fact of the matter was he had no choice. Hubert removed the small, palmable vial from his coat.]
But even expecting no difficulties, I prefer to approach this with caution. I trust you feel the same?
[To ensure they weren't too wildly mismatched before they permanently bonded.]
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Date: 2020-12-20 05:54 am (UTC)Very well. I intend to take the duties of a Bonded seriously, considering the consequences of for us both should it go poorly. If I could maintain a healthy Bond with Petra, I doubt this will pose difficulties.
[To a degree. With Petra, he'd only had a debt. This... held vulnerability. Tremendous vulnerability, something he was reluctant to share even with Edelgard.]
[But the fact of the matter was he had no choice. Hubert removed the small, palmable vial from his coat.]
But even expecting no difficulties, I prefer to approach this with caution. I trust you feel the same?
[To ensure they weren't too wildly mismatched before they permanently bonded.]