Calista was indeed very happy.
She had been on tenterhooks these past three days, anxious and suspicious that she might close her eyes only to find him gone.
She didn't know how and when it started, but one thing was certain, without her knowing she had fallen for him.
She didn't know who he was and where he came from, and yet she felt so possessive she didn't want him to leave her.
So, despite her confessing and revealing her former marriage; she understood that it might be a big blow to many men. While men found it easy to marry maidens after getting widowed, it wasn't easy for women, actually.
If widows managed to get remarried, it was mostly with other widows or even becoming concubines of lesser ranks.
She had never heard of any widow remarrying a man who had never had a family before. It was quite rare. Besides, no parents would want to accept such a daughter-in-law.
