[There's a pang of guilt accompanying that question.

Really... he shouldn't be ruining a happy occasion like this. But telling her to change the topic now would imply he didn't trust her, wouldn't it?] I cannot. Publicly, she is viewed as a traitor. She could not even be buried in the royal tombs.

The most we can do is use the chance she gave us.

I am sorry... this is not exactly happy conversation, is it?