"You resigned today."
He looked up from the datapad on the desk to his wife's green eyes.
"Yes, I did. Wilhelm is more than capable of taking over and I no longer have any interest in the position."
She crossed the room, her braid of violet hair swirling behind her like some sort of tail, a contrast to the black of her clothing.
"Why you didn't discuss this with me?"
"It was my choice to make, Tali. I didn't really see a reason to involve you.", his blue eyes narrowed. "Something about this displeases you."
She sat on the edge of the desk, studying him.
"A little, yes. Mostly that you never mentioned it."
He didn't say anything, just shrugged and then absently brushed stray lint from his pant legs.
"Vlademar, you were the leader of the bloody government. You didn't think that I'd at least like to know about this from you, rather than reading it in the news?", her eyes flashed a little, a warning of storms on the horizion.
His own eyes grew dark and he stood, towering over her.
"This is about my social position is it? Funny, I thought you didn't care about things like that. You claimed not to in regards to my father anyways. Or was that just talk to get my attention?", he stepped out from behind the desk, stalking across the room and then back again. "What? Are you worried that you won't be able to live your life of luxury anymore?" And suddenly he was looming over her, his voice a low growl. "You told me you didn't care about money or power. Nice words Taliesen."
Before Vlad could move away, her eyes had softened and she had caught his hand, pulling him in to craddle him in her arms, holding him close.
"I meant it. I don't care about the money or power." She pressed a kiss to his temple, rubbing one hand over his spine. "I just wish you had told me about it yourself. Reading it in the news reports was a bit of a shock."
He looked at her quietly, steel blue eyes studying her face. Taliesen smiled a little and then gave him a soft kiss. "Vlad, love, you know I'll support you no matter what you choose to do. Just give me a bit of a warning next time you want to do something this drastic?"
She received a mute nod and smiled.
When he finally spoke his voice was soft. "You're not mad at me?"
"Mad at you? Of course not Vlademar. I love you too much to be mad at you."
He rested his head on her shoulder, hugging you tight and whispering, "I love you too Tali. I do."
An impish smile flitted across her face and she purred softly in his ear, "Maybe now we can go on that honeymoon of ours. No more paperwork getting in the way."
He had to chuckle at that, scooping his petit wife into his arms and carting her off in the general direction of their sleeping quarters. "Storinal's supposed to be quite nice this time of year."