Loriel looked at Elise in awe. He thought his wife was truly smart. This woman was different from Elise Leoralei he married fifteen centuries ago. She was meek, soft, and loved him too much to the point that she let herself be hurt.
This Elise was outspoken, and she stood up for herself. She also didn't take too kindly at being deceived by Loriel these past few months when he wanted to woo her so he could marry her again.
"You don't have anything to say, do you? Please leave me alone and let me gather my thoughts, Loriel." Elise tried to calm herself down but her shoulders were shaking. "It's already hard trying to talk to you. I don't know what to believe in anymore."
There was a certain bitterness in Elise that sprung up when she realized that Loriel knew about her previous pregnancies and didn't say a word at all.
