Eristella was just giving a soft smile before she spoke in a soft voice, "I'm just worried.... I won't be able to make him happy." This just had Braelyn shaking her head before she was speaking, "No... Don't think that. He cares deeply for you... I've seen it for a while now. He loves you and would do anything to prove it is real." If only she could say that she felt that way about Lo-Wen.... or at least for how he felt about her. It made sense that everybody saw her as just his toy.... because he didn't treat her as though she was his actual mate in front of others - not unless it was an event where he needed to just for appearances. Eristella was tilting her head some before she was questioning, "Why stay then if you are unhappy?" "Because.... I do love him but.... I don't feel like.... He feels that same way about me fully...." Braelyn was speaking in a soft voice although Eristella could catch the sad tone and almost seemed to know that Braelyn was just watching Lo-Wen for a moment. The general seeming to be speaking to some other nobles at the time and Braelyn was just absently making a comment that the noblewoman speaking to Lo-Wen was certainly beautiful.