Aleifr nods, opening his mouth to speak ... but stops. His brow creases.
"I don't know the word for it in the Common Speech, or if there is one." He says, finally, after a few quiet seconds of thought. "'Lover,' maybe, but that isn't right. It's ... like a wife, but neither are bound to each other by oath. Either can leave at any time without shame, and children born to them are treated as children born between a husband and wife."
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Date: 2025-04-04 02:16 am (UTC)"I don't know the word for it in the Common Speech, or if there is one." He says, finally, after a few quiet seconds of thought. "'Lover,' maybe, but that isn't right. It's ... like a wife, but neither are bound to each other by oath. Either can leave at any time without shame, and children born to them are treated as children born between a husband and wife."