Hm. Giddon proposed to me knowing what I am, but he expected that I would want to rely on his protection, bear his children, when I can outduel him with a toothpick to his sword. [ she's going to hold this grudge against him forever. ] The idea is appealing more than the reality, I imagine, of a woman who truly wishes to hold her own. Most women don't get the chance to be so in the same sense, for me to have any idea of what men find appealing beyond the size of their lands; though of course I know a few men who care otherwise.

[ small smile. there's at least one specific exception. ]