Robin hadn't truly been looking for reassurances. It was perhaps why it surprised him when they came - he hadn't really realized he needed to hear someone say as much until she did. He hoped to raise Roland right, not only for himself but for Marian.

He owed her that much.

"Perhaps," he allowed, looking over at her with a grateful smile. "But I think things have been better than they've been for a long time, for many reasons. I'm glad for that."