That is where I often felt confused. [ There is relief in her gaze as he speaks, glad at least that her confusion was shared. ]

I do not know. He kept insisting I was his wife, always his wife. That we would be together as such. Our vows were sacred to him. About what loyalty meant. But we never really agreed what we would be us, now, here. So I just - kept going as I did.

But - [She shuts her eyes, shudders at the idea. ] - He was not like some warned. Some said women are property in their home. They trade them in marriage bed like cattle to make children.