"Something done between two consenting individuals with all due precautions taken." It hadn't been terrible, that night. All told it'd been quite lovely and were Martel not...well...Martel perhaps it would have been worth keeping that door open for future nights she might not have wished to spend on her own. But Martel will ever be himself. But there is no love there- not in the way that most would think, and there would be no child.

"A person that is content with her work and pleased by her students, that is satisfied with the relationships I have built. Simply because I see no reason to take the risks you do does not make me less of one." Someone must be mindful. Someone must stand firm. Besides, she has too much to do and not enough time already, how could she possibly fit a courtship into her life?