Being married to Victor was, she imagined, very different from being married to Athena - as fond of both of them as she was. Victor was an intensely loyal man.

The smile, more than the dancing, almost has her stumbling. The words do as well, honestly, and she falls silent for a moment.

"Why do you dislike each other so much?" She finally asked. It could, of course, be due to David's assumptions about his departure from the Deck, but she didn't think so. He and Victor had clashed even when David was King.