[Mekatra]

It was Ermi's turn to flush slightly. "Ah... nothing official. Joane is... difficult when it comes to romantic endeavors. She and I are indeed very close, but she is adamantly against any suggestion of marriage. I appreciate her strength and will. I also know I am not the only one that she is affectionate toward." He looked a little sullen for a moment, but then brightened as he rinsed off and sank into the tub. "Not to say, of course, that she is not a woman of virtue, just that she is intent on doing what she pleases and I have no intention of trying to tell her otherwise. She is, among other things, an accomplished swordswoman."