"Quite appropriate," Ariel responded happily.

At Ahnasha's question, Ariel paused and her smile lowered, but didn't disappear. "I suppose I have occasionally thought about it. Never in any depth though." Ariel continued to try and get more water out of her hair, angling her head to one side as she did. "I always had it in my mind that I would probably fall in love, get married and find a better place to live first, but such ideal things don't always come. The shop normally keeps me quite busy, and I've never been especially... well..." Ariel's smile faded almost completely and she looked down, "... I've fallen in love before, but it's never been reciprocated." She looked up again, her smile reappearing, "I don't let it bother me, though. It's never been a high priority for me, and even then, I'm sure fate has something in store."

Ariel went from wringing her hair to putting her fingers through it to try and work out any knots. Her face occasionally twitched as her hair resisted, but she still payed attention. "From what Janius described, it doesn't sound like [i]your[/i] motherhood was a planned event. Was that right?"