EDIT 01/18: actually redrew whole thing because it was hideous. is still. but less so. Fullres: https://sta.sh/0y3hc07bk4g
Story progressed as well. He'll actually be given a month to 'sort out his mess'. Not much time, but then again there was no real solid reason to put the whole thing off for all those years. List of requirements got shorter, too. Would even be willing to commit if was asked of him.

- - -
Am currently doodling little Dariuses for practice, inked one.

Just poking fun at his attempts to salvage his clan. Don't know if the story will ever give him enough time to do so, but it's surely on his mind, with his brother dead and assassins on his heels. That also makes him not exactly the safest person to marry, but anyone interested should fill the following requirements: - Can be trusted with obscene amounts of money, actually, financial expertise is a must; - Will take his last name and become just as obsessed with family history as he is; - Terms and conditions apply regarding divorce; - Age, sex, looks don't matter since this will pretty much only be on paper; - Therefore must NOT try to get Darius to settle down but has all the same liberties; - Be impervious to wild rumors; - Not scared of assassins, see above.
Suuuuper charming. For the sketch, I imagined him finding that the top person on the list of candidates is inevitably a rival (I picture a scary older lady), which makes the whole thing as awkward as it can be.