Her mask of calm broke a bit, he could tell. Anyone else would likely not realize it, but he knew her. This was not something he could really help. Without a marriage, having a marriageable ward would be questionable.

"As talented as you are, being two places at once is not your specialty. While a normal person may not question your absence every few times my 'wife' would make an appearance, one of them might." Which was a reasonable point. These people were tricky. Enough to frame a man for a terrible crime. The hair out of place was bound to be noticable.