Redsand Canyon match point

The declaration appeared to befuddle him a bit. Towhee nodded, then mulled a moment as she tried to think of a better way to describe what she meant. Once more, she glanced sideways at the water, noting their reflections side by side, blurred together a little by the rippling current.

Facing him again, she said, I wouldn’t want to treat you… coldly in front of the kids, you know? Just because we’re not in love doesn’t mean we can’t be a team, a unit… a bonded pair, even. Does that make any more sense? Or am I just making things more conf—oh! A thought hit her. Like the Imperator and Matrona, I guess you could say. You know?