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Rolfe was at Iona's side the moment the last of the nobles left. He scooped her in his arms and hurried past all of them, when Ileus said, "You have the meeting with the lords coming up next and the soldiers in the palace gardens are waiting to meet you for one last time." 

"Handle it, Ileus," Rolfe barked at him. "I need to talk to my wife!" 

"But the meeting is supposed to take place in less than—" 

"I said handle it," he called him back as he dodged the servants and other well wishers down the corridor. Once he was past the main corridors, he didn't waste time to get to their bedchamber and slammed the door behind him.