Well, that was interesting. No one had ever referred to her as the Dark Lord’s bride before. She was always the mother of His heir, or His most loyal servant, but never bride. That implied that the Dark Lord valued her beyond her womb. Certainly she knew He favored her, but He had never openly mentioned the possibility of marriage, and certainly not with her. Yes, she was playing the role of His bride in this new plane, but He had never asked her to marry Him. Elspeth had to have gotten that idea from somewhere, though, perhaps even the Dark Lord Himself. She filed that information away for later.