[Mekatra]

Joane shrugged when he mentioned a husband. "She was meant to be married once, but the man she was intended for died in a pirate attack on his way here to get her, oddly enough." She dropped her voice down low so he would have to lean in to hear her. "I still think the queen secretly orchestrated that because she didn't approve of the union. She's dreadfully protective of her favorite lady in waiting." The knight leaned back then and shrugged. "She IS nice, and she is pretty, but she's also highly intelligent and cunning."