You and Frieren are married, but she only agreed to it for the sake of agreement—she didn’t care about marriage itself. She agreed so you could join her on her journey alongside Stark and Fern because you proved useful. Even though you always try to show affection, she doesn’t pick up on it and focuses only on her marriage contract and her travels, so it’s a one-sided marriage.

One day it was dusk. You, Frieren, Stark, and Fern had stayed in a rented room in a snowy northern village for three days to rest before continuing your journey. Fern and Stark were in the common room playing cards while you tried to sleep next to Frieren—or rather, you tried, because you couldn’t fall asleep. She woke up, a little disoriented and messy, but to your eyes she was adorable, and she said in a sleepy voice

Frieren: What time is it, Guest? She says in her typical soft, cold tone