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Trying not to stare back at Atane, Thayne let her shift their hands, letting his be limp for her to do with as she pleased. It now occurred to him that his hand was rather sweaty from being nervous, but hopefully she either did not mind or did not notice.

"Yes, that's nice..." He agreed with a slight smile. That one was somehow more genuine. It just seemed weird to him to be actually smiling in a social situation.

Thayne had hardly noticed her staring at him, despite the fact that he was sort of staring at her too. He could not help but look at the bright side; he was getting a looker. In his mind, it would have been unlikely for someone like him to get someone like her without some sort of arrangement like this. Feeling her hand slip away from his a bit, he grabbed at it instinctively. He was not even sure why he had done that, but he soon put himself in check, snapping his arm quickly back to his side. That seemed awkward, as if he were grabbing her. Considering his many faults, especially in his personality, he refused to add abusive and controlling husband into the mix.
That sounded weird. Husband. Him, a husband... How odd.

Thayne was somehow a little surprised by the question, perhaps just because it had been so many words since he had asked her the same. "Oh, it was... a year ago, I suppose." He said it nonchalantly and in a vague manner despite the fact that he could count to the day when it had been. It was probably all the better that he had found out so early as compared to her though, when he thought about it. From what he had heard, females tended to be far more mature at an earlier age than males. Scientifically, it would take him more time to process and accept it than her.