"Is it the arrogance that gives it away?" She laughed into his shoulder, "... and to you perhaps. But perhaps that is enough. It'll be nice to be remembered as a person by someone. I think only my lady Kat is the other person that has that distinction." Since Lady Knowellsy had her skin melted off by the poison. She sighed. "I miss her so much, she always cried when I couldn't, always knew... I'm rather lost without her and Wolsingham, I fear." Thank you for keeping your mouth shut about that, she doesn't believe in very much, but some days it's all she has.

"That might work on other people, Lavi, but I say the exact same thing to my suitors." She slid an arm around his waist, regardless if it was proper or not, then got comfortable again. "And I am always lying through my teeth to them."