Lost
Adam wasn't particularly impressed by the story they were trying to convey to him. He could already predict where it was going – their passionate love would eventually lead to the girl getting married, and the man would suffer and curse his weakness. Such stories were his least favorite.
Judging by what he saw, both of them had a passionate, devoted love that emanated from the depths of their hearts, no, from the depths of their very beings. Smiling at each other, they overcame obstacles together. However, with each passing year, Alexander fell further behind.
In the Holy Empire, knights were the most important, not mages. The latter was not well-liked at all, with purely magical practices being considered extremely cowardly and not deserving of attention. This made the man even more disappointed, as his primary talent was magic.
"What an amusing situation... he met the supposed fiancé of this young lady?" Adam muttered to himself, raising an eyebrow.