Of course they could. That wasn't even a question at all. Ignis had lost a hope, a dream--in some ways, those were the hardest to lose of all.
"I know you never were," she said softly. "But that didn't..." She trailed off as he continued, eyes almost as wide now as they'd been for the original question. "I am no expert," she said tartly, "but being married and being beholden do not seem synonymous to me. At least, not any kind of marriage I intend to participate in." The nervousness she'd felt earlier rose up and she fought it back down. Not now, nerves, she was making important points. "I think if you're on your knees asking me for something, the term 'beholden' flies out the window." And as for my track record..."
Well, she was not currently manipulating Ignis on behalf of an ancient dragon, nor was he convinced he was actually his dead best friend, so...those seemed to be outliers and probably should not be counted.
"...it's true that I have not given it much thought in the past, nor felt it particularly important, but...you actually have that baggage to thank. Because I saw it, and concluded that you would never wish to marry because of it and then had to think about what I thought of that..." She hadn't gotten particularly far, because that involved thinking of Noctis and how his loss was affecting Ignis and she hadn't particularly enjoyed doing that. "But, if that is the case, my darling...how long have you had that ring for?"
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"I know you never were," she said softly. "But that didn't..." She trailed off as he continued, eyes almost as wide now as they'd been for the original question. "I am no expert," she said tartly, "but being married and being beholden do not seem synonymous to me. At least, not any kind of marriage I intend to participate in." The nervousness she'd felt earlier rose up and she fought it back down. Not now, nerves, she was making important points. "I think if you're on your knees asking me for something, the term 'beholden' flies out the window." And as for my track record..."
Well, she was not currently manipulating Ignis on behalf of an ancient dragon, nor was he convinced he was actually his dead best friend, so...those seemed to be outliers and probably should not be counted.
"...it's true that I have not given it much thought in the past, nor felt it particularly important, but...you actually have that baggage to thank. Because I saw it, and concluded that you would never wish to marry because of it and then had to think about what I thought of that..." She hadn't gotten particularly far, because that involved thinking of Noctis and how his loss was affecting Ignis and she hadn't particularly enjoyed doing that. "But, if that is the case, my darling...how long have you had that ring for?"