Turesobei could tell he meant them, too. He actually intended to see them get married—tomorrow! Floored, Turesobei looked to Kurine. Tears welled in the corners of her eyes. Brow furrowed, her lips moved, but nothing came out. Oh crap. How in Torment was he supposed to handle this? It was up to him to convince her father. He couldn't leave it up to Kurine. That wouldn’t be fair to her. But what could he say? Her parents were not going to be persuaded that he wasn’t an adult at sixteen. He had tried that argument, and he had failed. His mind raced through excuses…. Perhaps if he told them his people required a license first…but they weren’t going to buy that. Perhaps he could say yes, and then he and Kurine could run away in the night. But that would be cruel. Kurine needed to give them a proper goodbye, and she would never do something like that anyway. Perhaps…perhaps….
