"No, I didn't mean that at all. What I meant was that I would try not to interfere if you two.." he choked on his words. "fell in love.." He paused and added: "I will always have feelings for you, even if we don't end up together."
((note that Ewan is a lot like Sam from Lord of the Rings not the way he looks but his personality))
She looked up at Thay. "I will stay in your palace only if Ewan can. You have many rooms, m'lord. His doesn't have to be near mine, but I would appreciate it your generosity also takes him into consideration. He may be your competition, but he is also a good man, he deserves no less." She noticed this was a very big step for her. No mermaid or mermen told the king what to do.