Scanning her brain for a good answer, Phoebe's face lit up at once upon finding one that explained the situation simply. "Your wife left you but you two never divorced. Marriage vows can be serious depending on where you got married and how. The problem is that people don't know this, and they just take vows thinking that there are no consequences.
In a courthouse you sign papers and say vows that have no effect, except for the legal ones of course. In the temple where you married, things are a little different, you united pieces of your souls. Some ties bind you forever, you need to divorce her spiritually, sever all last remaining ties with your ex-wife." Her tone was effortlessly smooth and assuring.
Minka shook her head rapidly. "My God!!! Pheebs, do you think that maybe this has something to do with our childlessness?" Hope shrouded her face and voice because if that was the problem then the solution was easy. "Let's do it right there."
