The young woman pouted. “No way! I’m not even drunk. I’ve only had half a cup.” Elena drank more from her cup as if to prove some sort of point. “Besides, I’m the woman of the house now, and I have responsibilities to do, like drinking and entertaining the guests!” After she said that the mood seemed to have gotten rather dark, at least for Andras. He quietly thanked Ferric for the drink before going to bed while Elena was still rowdy and awake. “You know actually, there is a boy, no, a young man in Gransys I’ve been sweet with. He is kind to me as well. A young apprentice of a stable master, raises horses. Oh I do love horses. He is nearing the end of his apprenticeship and I must claim him before those other hussies dog their talons into his flesh!” Elena seemed quite passionate about this.

“His name is Hektor, a strapping young man, born from the north. His family used to raise horses for the Khanate before they moved south, and he wishes to resume hat business. I’ve always told our father we’d make more money raisin horses and selling them to the duke’s army, but he wants to just keep growing crops. Weather hasn’t been very good for us these past seasons, and I’ve already gone through three blights before as a child, I’ve no interest in going through more in my future.” Suddenly Elena seemed sad as she leaned against you and started crying. She was very emotional.

“Oh... Now that my mother is dead, what is my future? She said she would help me arrange the marriage to Hektor. She would go buy me a dress, speak to his master, and arrange a meeting. I would have shown him my poems and arts, and he would’ve taken me for a ride in the countryside... But now... Now she is gone. And I can’t... I can’t date face my beloved alone, less he think me some craven clinging onto him for stability. And my own father, bless him, he is too lowborn to be negotiating such things...”

It was at this point Pylia came in and helped Elena back to her bedroll as well as off of you. “There there Elena. Don’t worry yourself about those things. I’ll wake you up for your watch. Sleep.” Naturally Elena would refuse, but once in her bedroll she quickly fell asleep. Pylia just sighed as she went back to her place. “Well... That was something. Still thirsty?”