i have to convince jeyal that i want to marry you? ( sighs ) ( sighs ) i've never been able to write like this. ideas are coming so fast. i can barely keep up with them. ( gasping ) jake... it's okay. it's just a nosebleed. you should rest. i'll be all right. i didn't know odo was getting married till this morning. i'm not sure he knew either. who's he? nerys: i think that's lwaxana's husband. well... so glad you could make it. i'm sure you are. it's not too late to call this off. your dignity's important to you. i understand that. i would not want anyone to see me go through a charade like this. if you don't mind this is a very special moment for me. ( door opening ) i stand before you here in my home among my worldly possessions and declare my wish to add this woman to that which is mine. she is as kind as she is beautiful and i want her to be part of my life from this day on. marry me, , axana. am i the only one who finds this a pale declaration of love? you could be talking about any woman! lwaxana is not just any woman! not to me