It's been a problem since the very beginning and there's been nothing done about it.

She repeats "Thank you for taking care of my...problem."

Translation:

"Remember what happened to the last guy who crossed me."

Incidentally, I found Alain Dufane again when searching for something for quest. I thralled him, was going to take him home to Muiri, but I thought better of it. Now he's outside Cragswallow.

I hope so. She has a pretty face, but she has to be one of the worst spouses.

Everytime I go to Raldbthar, Alain's corpse is always there. You'd think it would have turned into a skeleton by now.