!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Until next time, milord, milady." He doesn't wait for Alis to recover the ability to string thoughts together and open the door for him, opting to open it himself and walk out.

"...that bastard," he says, flushed red from head to toe.

!!!!!!!!! Oh that's definitely going to become subject to the Riverrun gossip network!!! Well, she supposes only probably, there are no definite people watching for sure, but, c'mon, the Riverrun gossip network is powerful.

Anavett giggles, though, because it is delightful to see someone just, just!! Do something unexpected!! In this very orderly and somewhat stuffy household that is very very concerned with appearances at all times!!!!!

"I hate him. So much."

"Yes, darling, you've mentioned," she snickers, gently petting her husband in an attempt to soothe him. The giggling undercuts the attempt a bit, but still.

"You're just as bad as he is," he accuses. And then he flushes because his mind goes places and he wrenches it away from those places, which has actually become easier as he'd expected. Now his memories of those two together is them being distractingly competent at each other and occasionally teasing him which isn't amazing but it's. Better.

“Oh, I am, am I?” She takes one of his hands in both of hers and kisses it, smiling up at him. “Well, thank you for your favor towards me despite your clear unrepentant animosity. It’s very generous of you.”

He purses his lips then steps up closer to her to hook an arm behind her lower back and pull her into a kiss.

Hee! Kisses are excellent and she appreciates her husband very much -

- though, tactically speaking, they should probably appear to onlookers fully clothed and not having obviously had sex sooner rather than later. To head off the Riverrun Gossip Network getting any substance on likely rumors of Alisander Stark sharing his wife with his blood brother. People are definitely going to think that's happening no matter what they do, but that potential fire should be starved of fuel in advance.

But also. Also. Being kissed like this is very nice and she does not know how to... stop... and tell her husband her social assessment. Mmmmmmmm husband.

No they're fine, Alis won't linger overmuch. If nothing else, he does still have some more work to do today; he made fewer plans than most other days, on account of this meeting with Zak, but not no plans.

Oh! Good! Okay! Then, yes, that! She... wishes him well and, er. Her brain will come online anytime now, really.

She needn't worry, he'll make sure her brain is offline later tonight again.

And tomorrow night. And the next. And some days not only at night.

They have to make sure to get an heir out of this, after all, and they only have short while before he has to go to war. Better make the best of it.

Yes! That. They're just doing their duty. She looks forward to it.