Legacies of light

Arc 11.02: Marriage

Pausing momentarily, I say, "A country is a place where a bunch of different people gather together to build a future for them all."

Laughing, she says, "How childish."

Slightly peeved, I say, "I don't see how what I said was wrong?"

"It was a very idealistic way to phrase such an answer. Exactly what I would expect from a dreamer like you."

"If you know so much, tell me what a country is to you."

"Orb, have you ever been married?"

"Of course not."

"Do you ever want to be married?"

"N-No."

Smiling Cultúir says, "Well then, let me enlighten you on what it is. Marriage is a union where two strangers who know each other come together to bind themselves to each other for mutual benefit.

Some do it for resources, some do it for protection, some do it for sex, some do it for security, some do it for dominance, some for genetic advantage, and some do it for love. As long as they or some party over them receive benefit it will work.

In the past, sex and protection used to be the norm. Some sa