Visible relief and happiness moves through her when she hears Phil speak, that he approves, and it means the world to her. As much as it does to know that her own father approves of Darcy, that the two of them know that their loved ones are on their side for this, that they go with their grace. And she knows it'll mean everything to Darcy as well. For all their intentions, if he wouldn't have been happy with it, it would have inevitably led to having to reconsider a few things. Pain that none of them need to feel.

"A while after the barrier is broken. When we've all settled, and things have proven to be stable. Then there will actually be time to plan and make all the necessary arrangements. Optimistically, that might be around two years from now."

Or longer, if need be. She's not in a hurry, after all. Like this, one might wonder why ask at all, but the promise matters. The certainty matters. The way it secures itself into the future matters.