" You're not eating much lately, honey, are you upset?"

" No, not at all. I'm happy. But I'm just... so happy I don't know what to do with myself anymore," he said plainly.

Mariposa thought on it for a little bit.

" Maybe you should travel a little bit more, like the old days?" she suggested. " Horseless carriages are finally coming down in price again. Ian can use magic, and we can afford one, so..."

" I don't want to leave you and the kids," he said. " I feel like that's what I need right now. My family."

She smiled, gentle, full of understanding.

" This is why I love you, Henry," she said.

" I love you too," he said.