[Boy, that's not the response Ali had been expecting.
To be fair, what he had been expecting is entirely unrealistic anyway. Concord is probably not the type to happily jump at the question of being lifemates and going "oh yes, please, yes!" Ali's mental image of what would happen has betrayed him.
But now that he knows he's wrong, he's left wondering what else he's been wrong about.]
Nnnnnnno?
[He draws out the word and sounds unsure of himself there. He knows this whole 'lifemate' thing means a lot to Concord, and as much as he likes teasing the stubborn mule he wouldn't tease about something like this.]
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To be fair, what he had been expecting is entirely unrealistic anyway. Concord is probably not the type to happily jump at the question of being lifemates and going "oh yes, please, yes!" Ali's mental image of what would happen has betrayed him.
But now that he knows he's wrong, he's left wondering what else he's been wrong about.]
Nnnnnnno?
[He draws out the word and sounds unsure of himself there. He knows this whole 'lifemate' thing means a lot to Concord, and as much as he likes teasing the stubborn mule he wouldn't tease about something like this.]