Mariturient
Desiring to marry
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After thirty-three botched proposals, Rowan was prepared for everything. He resecured ring seventeen in his jacket for the twenty-ninth time—having lost the previous sixteen during prior attempts. So far so good. He patted his jacket again— just to be completely sure. Rowan took a deep breath and swept the area. Little sign of life. Excellent.
The Captain had his soldiers clear the area of suspicious persons for a mile radius. Slightly less suspicious persons, too. Non-suspicious persons as well because it’s the ones you least expect to be suspicious that are the most suspicious pers