There was only the briefest bit of stiffness in getting the chest plate off--the blade that had snagged at his ribs left a mark, and the wound tugs while he gets down to the chain beneath.

"All yours, my heart," he promised with the further press of a kiss. "Tomorrow, you'll have to share me with the kingdom again, but tonight there's nothing."

Nothing but the pair of them enjoying their first night as husband and wife.