The satisfaction she felt when she saw the blood rush to his cheeks was almost, [i]almost[/i], enough to carry her through his words. Almost was not good enough though, and she had an entire rant just waiting on the tip of her tongue when he grabbed her.

Now, rationally, Kiara knew that they needed to pretend in order to stay hidden and unknown. Even if he thought her stupid and unknowing of the world, she knew enough to be frightened. She knew that the road could very well be the death of her if her identity was revealed. 

However, rational did not help when an attractive man was touching you, even in such a platonic way. And so, like the myth behind her hair, she tried to overrun that irrational feeling with anger. She clenched her fists even as a charming smile graced her lips.

"Of course, dear. My husband is just so excited to stay at home and care for our family while I work on my skills as a blacksmith." She stood on her toes and placed a kiss on his cheek. It didn't matter that she knew this was probably going to cause a scene, she just could not help herself. After all, Kiara had never been much of a homemaker, and she wasn't going to pretend now. Besides, after all the times he treated her like.. well as he put it an "idiot", she was dying to get him back. Stealing his pretend background was just icing on the cake.

"Of course, money won't be a problem. The sturdier the better," she said as she turned that smile on the stable keeper.