Sihtric and his wife had always enjoyed an enviable sexual life beyond all the times when he had to leave her behind to follow Uhtred to battles. The problem arose when in the last month, his wife began to have an unusually constant desire to make love; he genuinely couldn't keep up anymore

"My lady, my beautiful and beloved lady, you know that I love you more than anything" he murmured, gasping as he felt her settle into his lap "but if you want to hump one more time you could kill me"