“Xe,” Barhu said, slowly. “I think I might be Tain Hu’s widow.” “Her widow?” “I don’t know. I never thought about it, I could never bear to think about it … but I chose her as my queen-consort. I think it could be argued that I chose her to marry me. I was queen for a night, wasn’t I? If I declared the marriage in sight of witnesses, wasn’t it executed?”
