he did something in public that he had never done as the queen 's darkness : he hugged me , albeit one-armed , so he still had some chance of getting to his weapons . chris and i both turn to see beth . `` would your ex-wives say the same ? '' i was suddenly cold , and it had nothing to do with the temperature . when she just stared at him , frozen , his face fell . oh , she knew bits and pieces of the story . no one tasted as sweet as willow did . 