With that kind of frank honesty he sometimes has, he says, "In truth? Not particularly. This has been good for me, I think. I think, too, it has been good for us. It is unlike anything I would ever have hoped for; I did not even know it to be something I might want, living this way with someone I love." He pauses again. "But-- I know thou'rt independent. Thou didst like having thine own space, I think, and I would not wish to crowd thee. Since Dark has ended, I was... well. I wondered whether thou might wish to return to things as they were."