His new wife was still in a state of grief after all this time, it had been nearly a month since their wedding and his brother's funeral, Cassian wanted to go and comfort her directly but she had been refusing any attempt at interacting with him besides a few words that she said out of courtesy.

He did not like letting her be alone but she clearly wanted to be left alone for the moment.

He felt his heart break as he saw her reading the book yet not being able to focus on it properly.

How he wished there was something, anything he could do for his new wife, but he knew the pain she felt wasn't easily fixed. That the predicament they were in was a peculiar one. Yet, still, he hoped he would be of some help. Even if only for a moment.

He watched for a moment more, then took a deep breath before speaking, his deep voice cascading around the empty room. "What are you reading?" He asked, the simple question his first step in trying to make peace with their arrangement.