Swiftcurrent Creek and maybe you're too good for me

She's not certain what she expects, but his response surprises her. She feels vindicated by his apology, if only for a moment, though something stays the venomous words threatening to slip from her tongue. She closes her eyes at his question, turning her face away from him for several moments. Her first instinct is to think that there is nothing he can do; neither of them can take back the last two weeks, and there is nothing else to fix this.
She takes in a deep, slow breath, running through every implication and possibility in her mind. For several beats, there is only heavy silence between them — until finally, she knows what he can do. No part of her believes that Kavik will grant her request, and truthfully she does not want him to, not for herself — but for the children she's certain are forming within her, she knows already that she would do many things. I don't want my children to be bastards, She says finally, quietly, still not looking at him. The implication is heavy in her tone, and she falls silent again, waiting to see if he understands, and what he might make of it.