It is not considered.. appropriate for the emperor, but we are an uncommon emperor in many respects, we've been told.

[ there's a combination of factors that contribute to his strangeness, he supposes; his half-blooded nature, his upbringing, his isolation from court for most of his life.. even csevet being his first encounter with someone from his court. if he had latched on to someone like, say, tethimada instead-- the gods forbid.

he leans back when bid, fingers laced together again, thumb brushing once more over his oath-ring. --csethiro and the others must be concerned. his nohecharei-- he fears for them, to be honest. what will happen, with the emperor having disappeared under their careful watch? ]

We have difficulty imagining, [ he admits after a moment, glance flicking to thranduil, then back up to the ceiling, ears flattening back. ] We are meant to be wedded within the year, and we can hardly imagine that. [ were it up to him, he'd call the entire thing off and bid csethiro train as a knight, as she'd be happiest doing. but that's no more within his power than it is in hers. ]