Stirring Up a Little Trouble/Love

[Kender Bard]

"If I minded, I wouldn't have come," she said simply. She didn't remove her hood, and checked the area with a bit more paranoia than necessary before coming back to him. She tilted her head up and tried to kiss his cheek.

[Devon]

Trevor resisted the urge to chuckle and allowed her to kiss his cheek, which he greedily returned with a kiss on her lips. "Don't worry so much, I plan everything I do out," the leader of Reave said. "I asked you to come here because I knew it would be private and you wouldn't have to worry."

[Kender Bard]

Musette blushed at that. "Oh, well, thank you," she murmured. He displayed more foresight than she gave him credit for. Going over to a stone bench, she sat down and finally pushed her hood back. "What did you want to talk about? I mean, in specific."

[Devon]

Trevor sat down beside her and got to the point. "I wanted to talk about us," he answered. "To see what you thought about the two of us together," he said carefully.

[Kender Bard]

Musette pushed the hair back from her face. "You're married," she said simply. "That is something of an obstacle to that idea."

[Devon]

"I know," Trevor said. "The truth of the matter is, the marriage isn't going so well. It was built on a lie after all. We only got married out of convenience, I thought having a wife would help my image as the leader of Reave and also since she was of a different sign, show the other nations that people were relaxing around the Clears."

[Kender Bard]

"That's awful!" Musette exclaimed. Of course... it wasn't uncommon. And he was right, but the thought of entering such a marriage made her shudder.

[Devon]

Trevor nodded solemnly and continued. "She is a wonderful woman, but she'd be happier if she were on her own again. Being the wife of a ruler isn't the easiest thing to deal with especially when there is little love between the husband and wife. I've been thinking for some time now, that I should end our marriage and let her move on."

[Kender Bard]

"You can do that?" Musette asked, frowning. Well, actually, that was a silly question. "I mean, you married her for your image - wouldn't it hurt your image terribly to divorce one woman then be seen immediately with another?"

[Devon]

"It all depends on how I spin the news when it hits," Trevor replied. "She could leave me for all the people know. She has been spending a lot of time with the alchemy school that started here. Or I could be honest and just admit that the marriage isn't working out. You and I would have still need to stay out of the public's eye unless you didn't mind a little talk."

[Kender Bard]

"I would rather you were honest," Musette murmured. I can't believe I'm conspiring with my lord on his divorce. Yet, here she was. And while half of her felt conflicted and worried, the other half was just happy to be near him.

"I don't mind staying away from public view a while but wouldn't that just compound the air of misdoing?"

[Devon]

"If I divorced her tomorrow and the next day you and I were seen together romantically, then people would probably believe the same," Trevor said. "I haven't thought of a way around that yet, which is why we may have to stick to secret meetings or "scheduled" business."

[Kender Bard]

Musette took a handful of her hair and began to play with it nervously. "This is so complicated," she murmured. "I hate deception. I think I would feel most comfortable with simply staying away from you for a time and when we happen to meet... then that would be fortunate."

[Devon]

Trevor smiled slightly, he was impressed with her need for honesty. "I don't know if I could handle that," he replied. "I'd miss you terribly, it would feel like a punishment almost." Trevor sighed, looking away from Musette, after a moment he glanced at her without turning around. "But if that would make you feel better with this situation, I don't have much choice but to comply, do I?"

[Kender Bard]

"I don't want to punish you," Musette stated. Though what we're doing is... morally questionable. I think. "Let's reach a compromise. I agree to meet with you at least once a week, here, at the museum."