His devotion does not keep him away now, though she knows that will not always be the case forever, and yet it is not something she will hold over his head when it is time for him to leave. She cannot begrudge him his wishes, nor will he do the same with hers.

"So soon," she murmurs, even though it has not been. It merely seems that time passes more quickly when it is spent in the company of her husband, whether in public or in the privacy of their own quarters. She still blushes to dwell on the activities of the latter.