Things: Have happened. Marille accomplished the following things at her apprenticeship and had the following non-depressing exchange with the Prince and so on.

"It'll probably do your sister a world of good if she does get Prince Sparkles to marry her," she comments when Marille mentions confessing Ahya's crush to Maitimo. "Considering that, you know, she's straight and can't get laid without getting married."

"Vorondie."

"What? It did you a world of good."

"The fact that you are good at snapping me out of self-destructive mental states and good in bed are completely separate things."

"Mm, I see your point." She combs her fingers through her girlfriend's hair.

"Eee--a little warning wouldn't've hurt--"

"So sorry. However shall I make it up to you?"

"Oh, I'm guessing you have a few ideas."

"Mm, pretty and a good guesser."

"Mhm."

Productivity ensues.

Eventually, though, she does have to leave, with a promise to not go so long between visits this time. She didn't ask for time off from her apprenticeship, after all.

And eventually they come back. Not married at all.

Marille does not know this instantly because she's been reaching out to her sister with osanwe periodically since it became plausible for them to have been back in range, so the first time she talks to her sister she can't see her eyes.

Ahya! Welcome back, I missed you!

I missed you too!

You didn't, like, impulsively marry him, right?

No!! Why would you even think that?

It came up as a possibility while I was talking to Maitimo.

He has in point of fact kissed me but it hasn't gone any farther than that.

Congrats! What prompted it?

Dinosaur-related stupidity, I'll explain later.

How do you feel about...leaving Valinor?

Oh, that came up with Maitimo too, I talked to Amil and Atar about it, we're good to go.

You are the best sister ever.

Out loud: "I have the best sister ever, and you can't even argue with that because your siblings are all boys."

"Sure, conceded. What'd she do?"

"Maitimo brought up the leaving Valinor thing while we were gone and she already talked to our parents about it."

"And they're on board?"