The bellow of Mal's voice echoes despite the curtains across the walls of the shuttle that usually dampen any noise.
"You think I want to take you from your life? Really? Huh? You think I understand any of this, this ceremony? I don't. All I understand is that you are giving up full Companion. All because of me. You and I are gonna be bound to each other. Unbreakable, even if you wanted to go back down the line, you can't."
"This is a wedding to me, Inara. Actual and whole. It may not be with churches and crosses, but the way it is is the way it is. And I don't know how to deal with the fact that it will never be that way to you."
Mal sets his jaw, pretty much convinced he's going to get slapped.
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The bellow of Mal's voice echoes despite the curtains across the walls of the shuttle that usually dampen any noise.
"You think I want to take you from your life? Really? Huh? You think I understand any of this, this ceremony? I don't. All I understand is that you are giving up full Companion. All because of me. You and I are gonna be bound to each other. Unbreakable, even if you wanted to go back down the line, you can't."
"This is a wedding to me, Inara. Actual and whole. It may not be with churches and crosses, but the way it is is the way it is. And I don't know how to deal with the fact that it will never be that way to you."
Mal sets his jaw, pretty much convinced he's going to get slapped.