#The soundtrack for this chapter is: "Rule The World" from Take That. Listen to it as you read this part.
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Emma didn't know what to answer when she heard Therius's earnest proposal. It came too suddenly and she was caught off guard.
Therius continued to stare at her with a pounding chest. He was anxious to hear Emma's words that she would marry him. He knew that he didn't need to ask, she would marry him anyway as they had set the wedding for tomorrow, but he was a traditional man and on the night before they got married, he wanted to hear that statement from Emma.
Emma realized that the man would not rise from his position if she didn't give him an answer. Her mind was busy thinking.
Won't she and Therius get married tomorrow? Whether she said yes or no, they would still get married. What was so important in asking the question now? Therius already knew the answer.