“You don’t respect me, if you think that I am a hot house flower.” Nimue retorted, thrusting her chin in the air. “Always, slow down , Nimue. Take it slowly and carefully, Nimue. You are too impatient, Nimue.” She was so angry that her hair was nearly bristling like an enraged cat.<br/><br/>“Listen to your, husband, Nimue.” She stopped abruptly and whirled on him,<br/><br/>“When will you say that I am ready to fight? Will I always be a helpless woman in your eyes? No wonder Laana broke it off with you, if you coddled her the same way.”<br/><br/>Maric was patient and explained, or tried to explain his reasoning when Nimmie stopped to gather breath. Finally he gave up and resorted to another tactic,<br/><br/>“We'll need to make a bit more room for people to sleep by the way." He said as he got to the door. "I sent an invitation to Faren's sweetheart, and she should be back before he is. I know its been some time since he's seen her, so I thought it would be a pleasant surprise for him."<br/><br/>“I need to ride fast and what? Company? We are having company.” Nimue was fairly bouncing with excitement. “Our home is so small and they will need privacy as will we. Can we make the stall where the animals used to live in the cottage into a small bed chamber? I think I could borrow a tapestry from the guardian to curtain off the space. I will like this woman of Faren’s? Is she like Laana, arrogant and proud?”<br/><br/>Maric laughed outright as her enthusiasm and he gave her one of his beautiful smiles.<br/><br/>"She's a very kind girl. Her soul is probably the most gentle I've seen." Maric said to answer the barrage of questions Nimue instantly assaulted him with. "However, she is very shy. It takes some time for her to warm up to people, but once she does she'll talk more often. More than Faren at least."<br/><br/>“I haven’t had a woman friend who is my age in many years,” Nimue gushed as put some water onto boil. “What can I do to make friend with her? I want Faren to feel at home here. Too bad we can’t build a room for them. But there is not time for that, and we don’t own this cottage, it is only for temporary use. “<br/>She pressed a kiss on Maric’s cheek and he pulled her into his lap.