Dante looked at Owen sympathetically, a gaze filled with the pity that men share with one another. Encountering such a dense Omegina was truly miserable.
His Tania was still the best—sensible and adorable.
"If you two really don't need them, then we'll take them back," Rowan said, not forcing the issue anymore after being rejected so many times; he took back the birdcage.
Owen's downcast mood finally improved a little when he saw the pair of birds remaining with them. He did not expect the Omegina to agree right now; he only wanted Rowan to understand his feelings through every small action.
He had to probe the Omegina's level of acceptance step by step, controlling the pace well, and trying to avoid the tragic and forced courtship of the past.
"Can you two wait until you've witnessed our mating ritual before leaving?" Tania asked without much hope, looking at them with expectant eyes. He wanted to invite familiar people to attend the most important moment of his life.
