Normally Yolande would not have expected Kabuno to take care of her horse for her - or at least, to pass it on to a servant to take care of - but in the circumstances, she didn't feel guilty about treating him so clearly as a subordinate.  She was in too much of a hurry to quibble over such things.<br/><br/><br/>She moved faster yet as she neared the forge - taking in the great excess of materials at a glance.  Anders has been working hard ... overworking himself, as she sees clearly at the first sight of him.  He hasn't been eating properly - or at all, and he was filthy, and just falling apart in every way.  Seeing him now displaced her own self-pity, and her heart broke for him.<br/><br/>Just as well his hot materials fell into the bucket, for neither of them had any care for safety concerns at that moment.  "Anders!  Yes, of course, love..." she covered the space between them in two steps, and threw her arms around him.  She clung there, tears in her eyes - tears of joy at seeing him mainly, and just of a mess of emotions all jumbled together - for a full minute, maybe two, and even then it was hard to let go.<br/><br/>But his condition called for attention - he needed help now, while she herself was safe.  "Anders... I'm back, and I'm .... I'm fine.  But you... when did you eat last?  Really eat, I mean?"  She was slightly stern, but it was just from obvious concern.  And she had would accept no excuses... "Let the forge rest... is there something we need to do to close it up, or... or just let it be?"  Then she ushered him out toward their suite, to get a bath heating for him, and being to prepare food, and drink.  She fussed over him, dismissing all concern for herself, distracting herself with his needs and her chance to meet them for once.<br/><br/>Not, of course...<em>intimacy</em>, sexual intimacy that is... she felt no inclination toward that right now.  But he needed other things from his wife ... fooed, cleaning, care and attention.