[A woman who knows how to handle herself, as they say. Marta would be pleased to have been toasted by her, even as a stranger. Ortus accepts her attention with equanimity, resisting the urge to fidget or shy away. It seems unbecoming.]
Very much so.
[He admits this with a strange mixture of timidity and certainty. Ortus is a man who knows he is a coward, and has made peace with his shame.]
I am not suited for battle, in skill or temperament. I will serve if called to do so, or if my Lady and my House are endangered, but to what end - besides my own? So I am much relieved to hear that such establishments as these are more common than the shedding of blood.
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Very much so.
[He admits this with a strange mixture of timidity and certainty. Ortus is a man who knows he is a coward, and has made peace with his shame.]
I am not suited for battle, in skill or temperament. I will serve if called to do so, or if my Lady and my House are endangered, but to what end - besides my own? So I am much relieved to hear that such establishments as these are more common than the shedding of blood.