"They were. No ceremony had they, and Haleth claimed none as husband, and so, he said, he was himself not wed, if his wife said she was not his wife. They loved each other, but theirs was a fierce thing, all sharp edges and bursts of temper. They never lived together, that any of us were ever able to discern, and when she set her face and rode away he did not weep or grieve or try to stop her, although I think he mourned, in his own way."
He smiles at her fondly. "No. You he loved from the day she put you in his arms - I truly think he did not even know Haleth was with child, for she was not one to speak of such things, and they were apart more often than they were together. But he kept you apart and saw seldom, hoping that your mother's blood would be enough to stave off our Curse."
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"They were. No ceremony had they, and Haleth claimed none as husband, and so, he said, he was himself not wed, if his wife said she was not his wife. They loved each other, but theirs was a fierce thing, all sharp edges and bursts of temper. They never lived together, that any of us were ever able to discern, and when she set her face and rode away he did not weep or grieve or try to stop her, although I think he mourned, in his own way."
He smiles at her fondly. "No. You he loved from the day she put you in his arms - I truly think he did not even know Haleth was with child, for she was not one to speak of such things, and they were apart more often than they were together. But he kept you apart and saw seldom, hoping that your mother's blood would be enough to stave off our Curse."