“I’m glad to hear it,” Ari said dryly, though glad was not the word. That said - open mind, Ari, have an open mind! - he did believe Darrow’s sincerity, and was impressed that he was still admitting it freely, still undeterred, still here after the way his general presence had been received. Maybe it made sense, that Zelda had found someone as stubborn as she was. (Of course, Zelda and he had recently been doing a little more together than they were supposed to, so he was not altogether convinced they were taking it quite as seriously as they should.)
But - they were in love, Ari supposed. Or at least Zelda was. No, Darrow must be, to put himself through all this. (Ari wasn’t sure he would have put himself through the Fisk family if he’d been an outsider desperate to marry one of them, to be quite frank.)
Darrow was definitely serious, if he was talking about convincing their father. “Because you’ve been doing so well with everyone else in the family?” Ari asked, arching an eyebrow - although not meaning to be unduly snide. “What I mean,” he explained, “is that he’s not the most suggestible man. You’d probably have better luck starting with the Minister.” He laughed briefly, as if it were a joke. Of course, Ross also answered to Ros, and as far as Ari knew, Ros hadn’t grown any fonder of Darrow either, so even that probably wouldn’t make up half the ground he needed for Brannon Fisk to ever agree.
But - they were in love, Ari supposed. Or at least Zelda was. No, Darrow must be, to put himself through all this. (Ari wasn’t sure he would have put himself through the Fisk family if he’d been an outsider desperate to marry one of them, to be quite frank.)
Darrow was definitely serious, if he was talking about convincing their father. “Because you’ve been doing so well with everyone else in the family?” Ari asked, arching an eyebrow - although not meaning to be unduly snide. “What I mean,” he explained, “is that he’s not the most suggestible man. You’d probably have better luck starting with the Minister.” He laughed briefly, as if it were a joke. Of course, Ross also answered to Ros, and as far as Ari knew, Ros hadn’t grown any fonder of Darrow either, so even that probably wouldn’t make up half the ground he needed for Brannon Fisk to ever agree.
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