The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway — Chapter 6

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

INÉS, STOP. I'M NOT DONE TALKING YET.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING ANY MORE.

NO, YOU NEED TO LISTEN!

LISTEN CAREFULLY, INÉS. I...!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

DAMN IT! JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR ONE SECOND!

WHY AM I DOING THIS?

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

WHY AM I HOLDING ON TO HER WRIST?

HOW DID THINGS BECOME SO DRAMATIC...?

...THEN WHAT SHOULD I THINK?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO INTERPRET YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT WOMAN?

MY RELATIONSHIP...

...WITH THAT WOMAN?

ACTUALLY, WHAT I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IS THE LOOK ON INÉS' FACE RIGHT NOW...

THERE'S NOTHING TO INTERPRET. NOTHING IS GOING ON BETWEEN US.

THIS CAN'T BE REAL.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO MATTERS TO ME.

AM I ACTUALLY SAYING THIS?

THIS IS...

...IMPOSS...

YOU THINK I'M GOING TO FALL FOR THAT?

YOU'RE SO...

...IBLE?

LET ME GO!

JUST HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU PLAN ON INSULTING ME?

YOU'RE DISGUSTING! ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!

WHAT IS GOING ON?

HOW DOES THIS SITUATION MAKE ANY SENSE?!

YOU'RE FILTHY!

HOW DARE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME?!

I, INÉS...

THAT HURTS.

GET AWAY FROM ME! LET ME GO!

DON'T YOU DARE CALL MY NAME WITH THOSE FILTHY LIPS!

AGH, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

YOU'RE LIKE A FILTHY DOG IN HEAT...!

MY BODY WOULDN'T HAVE REACTED THIS WAY IF IT WEREN'T YOU IN MY ARMS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN WHO CAN DO THIS TO ME.

MAKE IT STOP.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE...

...WHO CAN GIVE ME AN ERECTION!

HEY...

YOU CRAZY BASTARD.

YOU'RE SAYING YOU'LL LET ME GO IF I TRUST YOU, RIGHT?

...THEN PROVE TO ME I CAN.

SHOW ME...

...HOW MUCH YOU WANT ME, CÁRCEL.

...WHY AREN'T YOU... WEARING ANYTHING UNDERNEATH...?

I ALWAYS GO WITHOUT WHENEVER I COME TO SEE YOU.

I HAD ALWAYS HOPED THAT YOU WOULD ONE DAY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH MY BODY...

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT...

...FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THIS MUST BE A DREAM.

IT'S JUST A HARMLESS DREAM.

THERE'S NO MISERY OR SADNESS HERE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE DREAM...

...WHERE INÉS GETS NAKED...

AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T EVER...

...WAKE UP FROM THIS DREAM.

NEVER...

CÁRCEL...

CÁRCEL! GET UP!

YOU PROMISED TO SPAR WITH ME THIS MORNING!

...AGH.

DAMN IT...

I DON'T WANT TO WASTE ANY ENERGY ON A MAN LIKE YOU...

...WHO I DON'T EVEN LIKE.

THAT'S RIGHT, I'M FREE TO LIVE MY LIFE AS I PLEASE.

I CAN DO EVERYTHING OUT IN THE OPEN NOW.

WHY?

BECAUSE MY FIANCÉE DOESN'T CARE ONE BIT.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT,

GET OUT... NOW...

TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS CLEARLY HER FAULT AS WELL!

...HONESTLY, I'M GLAD SHE HAS NO INTEREST IN ME.

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER...

CAPTAIN.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU'VE BEEN REPEATING THE SAME FEW WORDS TO YOURSELF SINCE YOU ARRIVED?

HAVE I BEEN?

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR FIANCÉE, LADY INÉS. "I'M SO HAPPY," I BELIEVE IT WAS.

WHEN YOUR SUPERIOR SPEAKS, YOU SHOULD JUST LISTEN QUIETLY.

I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN YOU TALK THIS MUCH, CAPTAIN.

"I'M SO HAPPY," I BELIEVE IT WAS.

YOU MUST REALLY BE PLEASED ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID TO YOU...

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SHOOT PROPERLY, YET YOU'RE CRITIQUING ME?

I APOLOGIZE! I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY, SIR!

I, I'M HONESTLY ENVIOUS.

I MEAN, IT'S EVERY MAN'S DREAM.

WHAT IS?

A WIFE WHO DOESN'T CHAIN DOWN HER HUSBAND.

...SHE ISN'T MY WIFE YET.

YOU DO KNOW I'LL BE GETTING ENGAGED SOON TOO, DON'T YOU?

ONCE A MAN IS MARRIED, HE'S FORCED TO LIVE UNDER HIS WIFE'S CONSTANT WATCH. THERE'S NO MORE FREEDOM...

WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO AFTER YOU GET MARRIED THAT YOU'RE ALREADY WORRYING ABOUT YOUR FREEDOM?

DO YOU THINK I'M A SCUMBAG LIKE YOU?

NO, I WASN'T IMPLYING THAT AT ALL!!!

I WAS ONLY SAYING THAT YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE A LADY WHO'S SO THOUGHTFUL AND GRACIOUS...

...THAT SHE'S WILLING TO GIVE HER HUSBAND A CHANCE TO LIVE AS HE CHOOSES.

THAT WOMAN ISN'T BEING THOUGHTFUL TOWARDS ME.

IN FACT, SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ME AT ALL.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S PERFECTLY OKAY...

...REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DO.