บท 263: Scene CCLXIII

“Aslak, have you not thought we could do that?! I- I would never give birth to a child so it can kill their parents later!”

“… I did think about it… but… traditions are respected by our people…”

“Even so…!”

“…”

“… People respect life more than tradition if reasonable… Times are meant to change the people, the soil, the weather, the souls of every living… a tradition can be changed too…”

“…”

“Has… I… I am regretful… for not listening to your reasons earlier… I ignored your conflicts because of blind sorrow… I apologise for the harm my doings dealt on your spirit, spouse of mine… truly, I… I am sorry it took us this long so I could learn this…”

“… Then… will you take it?” — Relishing on the closeness and the touch of the woman who now leaned her head on his chest, indifferent to the state of his being, Aslak insisted. — “I didn’t care about traditions much anyways… if you say we can, then I will change it.”