Book 9: Chapter 12
Nier placed the cup in her hand down and asked, “Freya is coming over tonight, right…?”
“Yes, so we’ll have to squeeze in.”
“I shall take my leave then.” Nier then stood up and added, “I shall sleep alone tonight.”
“Nier, are you angry?”
Nier shook her head, “No. I already know why Freya is coming over, and you only view her as your sister. I’m not jealous. It’s just that I can’t do that happy stuff with you at night with Freya present. I, therefore, have no need to sleep with you. It would be very awkward for all of us if all three of us slept together, no? Furthermore, to be frank, I don’t like seeing another woman lie next to you, so it’s better if I sleep alone.”
“So the main reason you slept with me was…”
“Shouldn’t that be the reason a husband and wife sleep together?! If not, why would they have to sleep together? What other reason would there be for a husband and wife to be together at night if not to do that?!”
Nier looked at me with the expression where her view of world, the value of life and marriage views was challenged. It was frightening. She threw me the question with a terrifying gaze…
‘All right, it looks as though we need to re-wire all of those views for you, Valkyrie. I agree, the things we do every night are most certainly things husband and wife can do, but it’s not a necessity! You need breaks from it every now and then, understand?! You need breaks! Moreover, sleeping separately, just because we can’t do that makes our marriage look extremely fragile!’