HonorÃ¨ decided it was time. "Your highness, no matter what your brother may think of you, I believe you have a capable mind. Consider this. Other than Goldspar, where women can be the equal of men, all the delegates that have been chosen are males. Males of a marriageable age. You know you are to be used as a barter chip with one of them. Prince Tansen is the most likely subject. But Prince Gavin is your twin. As I have my own, I know that bond can not be easily severed. He has a great distrust of magic. I do not think it likely he would do such a thing, even if it was ill advised. Both I and my sister have done likewise when we believed the other to be making a mistake." She smiled. "I could be wrong, but if he chooses the delegate from Danbar, they at least look upon their brides with pride, and as a married woman you would  have a great deal of freedom." It came to her mind then that she wasn't sure where and why she had picked up the knowledge of Danbar marriage, but quickly dismissed it from her mind, it was likely just a random bit of trivia from one of their merchants.<br/><br/>"They can be polygamous though, so if the bedroom is not to your liking, you might not be called on often." She realized then that her words might frighten the girl. "But for all their seeming disregard of women, they actually do cherish them. How many wives a man has shows how wealthy he is. As a princess, you'd be cherished even if he took other wives or had other wives already. Although, I'm sure your brother wouldn't give you as a second or third wife to anyone, so you just have to worry about later, most likely." She lifted a hand, waving it around.<br/><br/>"I don't mean to distress you. But I think you deserve more credit than you get. Which  is why I'm speaking honestly with you. And it is also part of the reason behind our gift. I want you to remember us well. If it was any male delegate giving you a gift, then you'd could probably be sure they are there to try and marry you, but from me and my sister, it's all about trade relations." She lifted the lid of the chest so the princess could see what was inside.<br/><br/>Like her brother, there was a bed of silver fox fur that would turn out to be a short luxurious capelet for her, and then a gorgeous<a class="link link--external" href="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu236/Veteratorian/Random/bridgetnecklaceemeraldweb.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">emerald, pearl and gold necklace.</a><br/><br/>"Consider it a wedding gift as well if I turn out to be right."