"A year's not that long and your ... ex? husband sounds like a dick. Probably had more to do with him than you." It was always the ones insecure about themselves that were the problem. Still, he looks down when she touches his face and smiles at her.

"I'm sorry. That it was me and not someone you know. That... well. That it's sucked for you. That's not right. Not for a queen. Not for anyone, really." Jensen and hierarchy didn't really mix well, his respect for rank only earned through time, like with Clay. But women deserved better, and rescuing damsels in distress was the good part of his job.