Given the way she left things at home, hearing Lucius greet his wife with easy fondness goes a long way towards lifting a little of the guilt she feels, and her smile relaxes into something much more natural.

"I've come with nothing specific in mind," she offers quietly, "so I leave that decision up to you."

It's not easy to address her with her own name, so she forgoes it for now. They can work that out soon enough.