"Yes, Ron."  She leaned back in her chair, taking Lucius’s hand.  "This is what I’ve been trying to get through your thick skull for the better part of a year.  This is what Severus and I tried to show you that day we came to the Burrow."  She reached for Scabior, and he came to her, and Ron’s face darkened even more.  "I’m in this for the long haul," she said softly.  Lucius caressed her cheek.