Yup, there it was. Like a cannon ball hitting a wall. He was quiet a second. "In the sense of having a partner, no," he said. "In the sense of sharing living space with someone who wouldn't be happy about it, yes. Zelda's social class had very strict rules against children outside of marriage." He shrugged. "The nobility held a lot of wealth and power, keeping children inside of a legal contract made it easier to enforce inheritances."
He sighed. "But it means that culture shock's going to take her awhile to get over." He rubbed the back of his neck, blowing out another deep sigh. He hoped that'd all there'd be to it, if he said yes to the offer. But that was an 'if,' which Zumi and Yammo needed to know. "Let me find out how much hell it's going to create in the household before I make a decision?"