Chapter 9: A False Engagement
If their feelings were accepted, the recipient would take both the letter and the flower inside.
If not, they would remain untouched at the door.
As for words like "wife" or "husband," elves would never say them outright.
At most, they would use affectionate nicknames.
That was why Illiya had been so shocked to hear a human openly and casually call someone "wife" just now.
Darius hadn't expected to be asked such a question.
He, too, was surprised by the young master of the Taeharin family's behavior.
Raised under the strict standards of a royal knight from a young age, he had naturally developed a reserved personality.
Later, when he became the crown prince's personal knight, his demeanor became even more refined to match the royal etiquette.
That was why he would never, in public, call his beloved (future or otherwise) "wife."
Nor had he ever seen nobles or wealthy commoners do such a thing either.