Tenel Ka would have laughed at Faith's reaction were it not for her next question.
"He...he changed. The man I loved just wasn't there anymore and he did...such dreadful things. I'd rather not discuss him if you don't mind, Its a topic that brings bad memories."
She didn't want the woman to feel awkward, or sympathetic, she hated that too.
"Luckily my Mother and Father taught me well that being a Queen is about a great deal more than curtsys. But then I expect I am no longer a Queen, already the Hapan nobles will be squabbling to assert control and claim my throne. And there are none to prevent it."