A princess of Achaea must have certain expectations for her heart: it is to be spacious, so as to accommodate her husband and his hall and every last one of his flaws; it is to be hard as stone, so as to let no distractions enter; and it is to be steady and immutable through all the years, so as to never change in a way her family dislikes.
Under no circumstances, Helen knows without having to ask, is it to value gossiping in the gardens with her cousins and sisters over sitting in silence beside her husband; nor is it to see the potential that lies within her daughter and seek to make Hermione more than just yet another trophy to be exchanged for land, wealth, or power; nor is it to yearn for things unknown and untold.
Her flight with Paris is due far less to fickleness and far more to despair than anyone ever suspects.
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A princess of Achaea must have certain expectations for her heart: it is to be spacious, so as to accommodate her husband and his hall and every last one of his flaws; it is to be hard as stone, so as to let no distractions enter; and it is to be steady and immutable through all the years, so as to never change in a way her family dislikes.
Under no circumstances, Helen knows without having to ask, is it to value gossiping in the gardens with her cousins and sisters over sitting in silence beside her husband; nor is it to see the potential that lies within her daughter and seek to make Hermione more than just yet another trophy to be exchanged for land, wealth, or power; nor is it to yearn for things unknown and untold.
Her flight with Paris is due far less to fickleness and far more to despair than anyone ever suspects.