She accepted Farquaad""s request for her hand in marriage before the sun set: "Will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom?", and the two returned to the castle at DuLoc, while Shrek was adamant about returning home alone to his swamp.The film opens on the hottest day of the summer of 1944.The narration reveals that the story takes place in the recent past, at the time of ""Laura""s"" death:I shall never forget the weekend Laura died.The Black Arrow hit its mark in a weak spot in the armor, and Smaug perished with tremendous gasps and groans." When Riggs came to her side, she insisted on being married immediately: "I want to be a wife before I""m a mother.