anaconda101 wrote:
i think that they are, just it is not gonna be a legal marriage ceremony.
Remember that the goal of this trek is Orchard Valley, where humans, keidran and basotin live together peacefully. They can probably get married there, and have a big party as part of the ceremony.
It probably won't be legal in the other lands. But similar things happen in our world, where we have a number of situations where a marriage in one jurisdiction isn't recognized in others. (Here in Massachusetts, a particular case of this has been making the news for about 3 years now. ;-)
We can expect that, after whatever disastrous events are to come in the basotin island, when they escape and reach Orchard Valley, we'll see a "welcome home" sequence, open knowledge of Flora's pregnancy, and (after Trace is finally convinced it's his kid), a joyous wedding.
And, of course, they won't live happily ever after. War is still brewing. Trace, Flora, Keith and even Natani are major killer types that you just know will be dragged into it. The future probably involves them regretfully departing the Valley to Save the World.
But the really big issue is when and how Keith and Natani will become a couple ... ;-)
(Or will Keith and Laura get together, leaving Natani forever heartbroken and unable to admit the reason to herself?)