-Rathilion- I still hadn’t gone to bed. I was, for some reason, a little too worked up. My mind was replaying the events of tonight and the conversation I had with the mysterious Valindra. She really was something else, and it would certainly be interesting to be married to her, but I meant it when I mentioned she could be left alone. If she preferred not seeing me around, I was perfectly fine with that. This marriage, I believed, could benefit us both. I sighed, taking a sip of water before removing my jacket and pulling my shirt over my head. I paced around my room a bit, trying to calm myself, and just when I thought I was ready to lie down, there was a knock on my door. “Come in,” I called. Lorsan appeared in the doorway. “Did you escort her home?” I inquired. “I did,” he confirm