[ He's so very Fjerdan; but it's more than that. There were drüskelle who did not keep to their vows; Matthias sought out what was right and pursued it. He was a man of honor, his heart rung true like a bell. Sometimes, it's a little like looking into the sun. ]

Then we will need to find a way for you to follow the right way for you [ - she lifts her hands to take his shoulders, leaning in and smiling at him - ] and for me. I'm never going to be a proper Fjerdan girl. What we have is not traditional. But it's ours. And I'll go on long walks and accept gifts and dance with you as long as we don't just wait, as long as we keep moving forward together.