"Most orphans are dead by the time they are six. Plague, wars, famine... the list goes on really. Such as it is, there is not much I can do for it. Though my charity is never lacking." That was all there really was to do, asides from adopt all those children, but that would barely do anything either, just send her broke.

"Ah, that is my payment for being so foolish, don't think on it. But sleep sounds good. I've drunk enough that no quite dreams of death should come creeping." She laughs softly at his encouragement, wriggling closer and getting comfortable like that.

"... That's completely absurd, he's just being a man." And that was clear as she saw it right now. "Nice as it is, it's foolish to think on it at all."