[ she doesn't respond to that observation, but he has it right. katsa snorts. ]

The Lienid are an odd people. They're an island nation removed from the other six, and they do things their own way. But their king is... a good man. One of the few. The Graced are free in Lienid.

[ lienid still holds a symbolic significance of freedom and hope for katsa, now for more reasons than even before she'd met any from the country herself. ]

But it's not just to do with my Grace. It's only to do with me: I'd rather have the choice to make my own decisions in every aspect of my life and not make promises when I might change my mind and wish to break them later. Wouldn't you? There's no way to know what you'll want five, ten years from now. Everyone should be free to be able to change and act as they will.