No time like the present? The desire to open her mouth and point out that he was in fact right, the past and the future were indeed not like the present was incredibly strong, but she had already perhaps pushed past the boundaries of propriety with her soon to be husband.  Instead she merely smiled politely and nodded her arm hooking through his.  Oh how very civilized of them! That thought made her smile grow slightly as the turned toward the door.<br/><br/>She could feel the weight of his ring on her finger and hand to fight the urge to lift her free hand and stare at it as they walked out of the study, their foot steps muted by the rich carpet underfoot.  Instead she merely tried to twirl it with the surrounding fingers.  Such a small piece of metal and rock and yet it meant ... possibly everything.  Could he really mean what he said?<br/><br/>The west dining room was not far, or at least it was still in the same wing of the house unlike the formal dining room, and their time there passed quietly but not uncomfortably.  Immediately upon entering the room she studied the spread laid out for their respite one delicate brow lofting.  Everything seemed perfectly in order... a pity that as Kali rather enjoyed the game of trying to find fault with Ezribeth's work.  The girl was rather annoyingly proficient at times.  Ahh well, she had no doubt she would find SOMETHING with which to confront her maid before the day was over.  It was just one of those kind of days.