She made a sound of regret. ‘We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,’ she said. ‘Our allegiance is always to our kingdoms. Without that allegiance, our people would fall. ’ She placed her head back against his chest and he felt her tears. ‘This is not our time. ’ ‘But that will never mean I love you less,’ he said.
Alienation, I suppose, can't be hackneyed because it will always exist.