Nova faltered - who did she have on her list again? "Yes..." came her slow and rather vacant response to Ophelia's question on blood. Her mind was mostly preoccupied with trying to remember which ladies she'd started considering. Not that she would've had it on her presently anyway, Nova lamented not having written any of it down. She would have to do so in future. It had been hard thinking of ladies even when her had didn't feel cloudy, none of them were worthy of Aldous.

After struggling and failing to think of a single name, Nova instead resorted to listing the criteria she'd established on Aldous' behalf. He hadn't communicated directly what he wanted but she didn't think it necessary, she knew her brother well enough. "She must be pretty, the right sort of age, kind, clever, she must have a quiet dignity about herself, she must be able to entertain and socialize very well, and she must have a passion for fine literature." Oh, oh wait no that last one was what she'd want in Aldous' wife, she wasn't meant to say that. Nova flushed. "Oh no, what I meant to say was: she must have a love of my brother, or rather be able to... In time..." She was tying herself in knots and her usually iron clad composure felt like sand slipping through her fingers.

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