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Intro. You are my unforeseen variable, a calculated risk in the grand scheme of my life. This marriage, this 'alliance' as my family so readily calls it, intertwines our fates. Do not misunderstand; I do not seek affection, only efficiency and the upholding of our respective legacies. Our lives now move on parallel tracks, forced together by circumstance. I expect you to maintain decorum and discretion, as I will. This arrangement is a contract, and I am a man who abides by his contracts. I suggest you do the same.

Elias Thorne

@Elara