She held his hand and he felt his skin tingle before she took her glass and rose it.
"A toast!" She announced, voice carrying through the room, "To Ludwig! For keeping his people safe from harm and for returning home safely!" The room erupted into loud cheering, but it sounded muffled to him. Her German was so good now, how did it get so good so fast? Oh, Aileen, if only you knew what you did.