Serika didn't quite know where he was going with this, so she hesitated. But then she decided to entertain him, thinking aloud as she spoke. "I don't know… I guess… It's when people live together, share responsibilities. Maintain a joint household… Bear and raise children. Grow old by each other's side… I don't know. That's what people say it is."
Quinlan shook his head slowly as his face formed a grimace. "That sounds boring, doesn't it?"
"Boring?"
"Yes. It's idyllic, romantic, whatever you want to call it, sure… but boring as fuck as well. Serika, be honest with me." He gave her a look that was half-challenging, half-playful. "Do I look like a man who wants his wives to be stay-at-home mothers? Do I want to go to war and have them patiently await my triumphant return from the battlefield?"
