"Marriage?" Diane felt a deep blush creep up her face. What had they talked about when she left dinner? Pressing back against the door, she said, "I guess that depends on what class you're talking about. If you mean for royalty, it's mostly betrothals to further one party's status. The families in question meet, agree on the terms of marriage and what each party would bring to the union. It's a business deal, I suppose."<br/><br/>She smiled softly. "Someday, that's how it's going to be for me. I won't be surprised if I'm betrothed before the end of these talks. It would be a good political merger." Though she said it as if it didn't matter, it mattered in her heart. She could accept that any marriage would be purely a matter of status, but that small romantic part of her wanted to not only love her future husband, but to be loved as well.<br/><br/>"How is marriage handled in Loidi," she asked. "Don't you also barter royal and noble weddings to help strengthen political ties?"