consider: Elias is actually quite a catch by Traditional Lukas Standards (TLS)
Nathaniel: (after the customary Sorry for your losses have been exchanged) What’s it like being engaged to the Head of the Institute?
Peter: He’s very open about wanting me for my money, enjoys that I’ll be away from him most of the year, drives me even further apart than that with his endless prying, and would be fine with killing me in a heartbeat for his own plans, of which he tells me little.
Nathaniel: You’ve always been favored by Forsaken.
Peter: And, he’s all but guaranteed to outlive me. Do you think it’d be too soon if I told him I think he’d look good in black?