[ Once more, she blushes at his compliments. The way her ears twitch are the sign of her blush, even if he cannot see her face. Her shoulders curl slightly as she looks down at the water. She does not feel special, even if the rest of the world sees it as such. A sentiment she is certain her sister and Ardbert share. ]

Oh. [ She shifts slightly, fingers coming to twist together. ] N-no... I, I haven't.

[ She pauses then and silence fills the room for a few moments as she works up the courage to say what she will admit to. Her fingers twist one another Hardee, her tail curls upwards slightly and her ears lower. ]

I knew--I knew I didn't want to marry in my clan. I didn't want to have the politics weigh my children down as they had with Thisru and I; mothers gossiping and verbally waring with one another. [ Although, now, Ishgard is a different sort of politics. ] Our surnames are our fathers name: another way to show who the leader of our clan was at the time of birth. S-so, if I had found another Miqo'te, it would have followed a similar convention... and when no one I met seemed interested in more than a healer, than even more so when Thisru and I became Warriors of Light...

[ Her gaze drops. She hasn't spoken to her parents since they left those years ago. Perhaps Thisru has maintained more of a standing and connection with home than she has. ]

I thought I'd never have a partner, or children, so I... I never gave much thought to the idea after my first Starlight in Gridania...