" You are my wife. You fulfill my every dream. Nothing you do can send me away. Even if you’d been raped, I would not abandon you.” Recalling her mission, she said, “But you must. The king—” “Does very well without me.” “The queen—” “Will come to see me if she desires.” “England—” “Can sink below the waves. As long as I’m with you, I won’t care. "
― Christina Dodd , Castles In The Air (Medieval, #2)