Emilia summons her fire magic to heat the oven at will, watching as the embers warm the stone.

Then she turns to Allison with unbidden curiosity. She knows more about Claire than she does the first husband. They've never talked about marriage at length for their own reasons, but she'd like to think their friendship deep enough that they can ask each other these more intimate questions.

"Did you love him?"

There must have been something in him to love if Allison married him.