o' lord of spirits

"…Milla?"

     "It is nice to see you again, Jude. I hadn't expected to see anyone from our world here so it's comforting to know that I'm not alone." In more ways than one, too.

“Tell me about it.” The teen wasn’t exactly keen on having his future plotted by others. Even so, he didn’t want to sound too pessimistic about it. He let his gaze drift before letting out a defeated breath. “I guess it’s not all bad. You might even end up liking the person.”

     "You appear to know a lot about this topic."

Noting her unique fashion sense, Iki waved towards the woman, unsure if she was looking for something specifically or wanted to browse. “Ah, hello there miss! Are you looking for anything specifically?” 

     "Hm, not exactly. I just wanted to see the type of flowers you possess. There are many of them here."

Her spouse? Would the word ‘unsatisfactory’ be suffice enough to describe him? "I’d prefer to not talk about him…"

     "That's a shame," she started. Maybe they should talk about something else to lighten up the mood. That did feel like a good idea to the blonde at least. "What about these children we take in? Are they easy to handle?" It seems like a good topic to shift to.

"If you jump in too fast, you’ll realize too late that the pool of water is actually acid, my dear wife, :-)" she begins, her tone as tranquil yet eerie as ever. "I’d prefer if we had a few dances before hand… Or perhaps you giving me bags of the granulated sweetness I have come to adore? That would be most spectacular. :-)”

     "I haven't danced before, but I could try. Or, if you let me know where to buy these bags of what you desire then I can attempt to do so." If it would make her wife happy then Milla would be willing to do quite a few things to make sure it happens.

"I doubt it. I doubt that they would have a need to test us on a subject so broad. At any rate, they may as well pair us up with those who are completely out of our realm." In which that happened to her, but anyway. "Have you seen your partner as of yet?"

     "My partner? ... No. I hadn't really thought about that. I suppose I should go find them. And what about you with yours?"

"I admit, this whole arrangement is very odd, though it is apparently for the sake of reformation. To whether love your assigned spouse or not is up to you, but it is not necessary. A strong bond is created when you are able to understand what one goes through for selfless reasons. Meaningless marriages like this is deemed pointless when you cannot reciprocate that feeling."

     "I wonder if they could be a test of sorts, to see how well you can make a new bond with a stranger. However I can't imagine sharing a bed with them to be easy...." Although, she would have zero problems with it. It makes the spirit quite curious about the type of person her partner is.

Thinking back on the arranged marriages he had seen in Berk and other villages, Hiccup squinted his eyes. Things didn’t always work out well. "You don’t even have to like the person.”

Milla blinks a few times and a shocked expression appears on her face for a few seconds before dimming away. "An arranged marriage yet you don't need to like the person. I do not see how that would benefit anyone. It would only cause needless complications."