Desrathaus

For most romances that carry over from BGI to BGII, I prefer the established path. In Ajantis' case, I really like that he and the PC have gone through so much together in each others' company: PC's heritage reveal, PC's kidnapping, Firkraag's illusion, Ajantis' disownment, PC's loss of her soul and Ajantis' loss of his god's favor... I mean, if staying together through all that isn't love, then I don't know what love is.

But in the new beginnings track, I feel less guilty when Ajantis finds out his parents' opinion on the matter of marrying a Bhaalspawn. After his parents threatened to disown him in the established romance, I thought that, because Ajantis is such a creature of duty and obligation, he may be liable to follow through on his vow to marry the PC simply because it was his responsibility to, and not because he wanted to. For the new beginnings track he is able to make the decision on his own without any previous commitments or promises, and that makes me feel less like I've basically tricked him into marrying me. He's able to decide on his own how important the PC really is to him.

You've made both tracks unique and convincing, and I think that's a difficult task.