Marriage is not often for love. It is for politics. Nevarra is a land where the very nature of the system of nobility is often in turmoil, and families would like to settle that, with arrangements for marriage and the birth of children. Daughters, especially intelligent ones, are sometimes sought because they will benefit the house.

[ A huff, almost a sigh, really. ]

It is an honour to do something to help your family. If it is something as simple as marrying someone, even if you did not choose them? That is how it is. My father and mother raised me, cared for me and provided me with all that I needed. Marriage is a simple enough exchange.