"Thank you. It was quite a while ago." Simon said. "And... I have met plenty of warriors. My wife became one because her people would not accept her as a ruler if she was not willing to fight for them. It does suit her. And having us around means she knows we'd rather she live for us than die for us."

Because if Simon wasn't told time had stopped, he would be pretty certain Dianda would be trying to break in here and threaten the Queens until Simon was allowed to come home. She... probably couldn't get her by sheer force of will or bargaining with the sea witch. Almost certainly.

Simon is very glad time is frozen and his family won't have a chance to miss him.