[cashewmanz]

"Miriam, you're a dear friend, and I trust you utterly. But I looked at the options, countless times. This is as hard for me as it is for anyone..." he gave Julie to the midwife to hold, and straightened his robes over his belly. "I think it best for me to go into this meeting alone," he said to his party. "If you all wouldn't mind unloading the baggage and setting up our quarters. I'll summon you all when Lord Apollo and I are through with our meeting." The way he spoke of his new husband made it feel so sterile, but he was not yet comfortable with this arrangement. Hopefully Apollo could change his mind.