Now...the only princess I'll be marrying would be a female Dragon Knight who manages to eliminate half my army. I'd defeat her in battle but offer her alliance with me through marriage....Oh crud. Look now I'm talking about romances! DAMN YOU ALL!
See, that's the problem with setting the game in a quasi-medieval past. Marriage was the quickest, easiest way to forge alliances and expand territory. For a game about conquering territory, possibly by forging alliances, set in a quasi-medieval past (with slightly more advanced technology, admittedly), marriage becomes nearly inescapable.
Fortunately, in such an era marriage and romance rarely have to go together.
(Unless the player wants them to.
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