Huh. Well, it's either all hogwash, or the news reached you perhaps a few months earlier than it should have. Either way, think of it as a chance to shape your own destiny.

[As for hers... Waltaquin bites the tip of her thumb, giving what looks like serious thought to his proposition.]

A separation, do you think? [She chuckles.] I have always enjoyed the lure of a bombastic goodbye... I have such a hard time letting go, though.