He returns the kiss happily, slipping his arms around Nate.

"As is the fact I can skip work. That I have you, as my husband, and they can't take me away. No matter how angry they get, there are now mages who know what it's like to be free, who aren't willing to go back. There are more people who know mages as people, who have reason to keep us free. We have better odds than ever before." His excitement is building, hope bubbling up here in this little sanctuary from the rain.