Klaeris paced back and forth before Imogen and me, clearly trying to phrase her 'good' news carefully. Side note: if your news needs to be phrased carefully, it's probably not good. The Elm Matriarch probably knew this on some level, but that did not stop her from needlessly delaying the explanation.

"I'm glad to see the two of you together," Klaeris said. "That's nice, isn't it?"

"Y-yeah," I gave Imogen a nervous glance. "It's great. What is this about?"

Klaeris paused in ...