Listening to Fallon’s outburst Malou wasn’t sure what to make of it. “Oh Fallon.” She said instead, giving her a small sympathetic smile. Fallon abruptly moved and Malou stood up, refraining from mothering her friend. Instead she set out another mug for Fallon to fill with coffee. “Did he bring marriage up again?” Malou felt like she had missed the first half of the story, to be honest. With her hours at work it was quite probable she had. Questions filtered through her mind, had he brought up marriage not in jest this time? Had the conversation been through letters or had Fallon seen him since she arrived home? That alone seemed rather impossible given the surveillance around their home.

“I’m sure we can find you a scarf.”Malou assured her, she had been knitting a new one for the winter and would hardly mind giving it to Fallon. “You sent back the ring?” Malou found this fact surprising, but it was better not to press too deeply, she knew Fallon would tell her in time.