Candice is quite determined to wait it out a bit, largely because she thinks she needs some time to get used to the idea...and to get her own family used to the idea as well (big Catholic clan; that'll be an interesting procedure, full of "no, Nate, I don't need a background check done" because that wouldn't turn up anything in the first place since Martel hasn't even got a surname).

"Thank you," she tells Aphrael, and then glances briefly Martel's way before returning her attention to the goddess in their presence. "I think he gets a bit tired of me when I make fun of him, but he'll have to get used to that, won't he?"