She blinked, a bit shocked at the words that had come from Alanna's mouth. She glanced over at the raven, before looking away. Her eyes narrowed and she thought long and hard about it. She listened to the rest of what Alanna had to say and she frowned a bit. Just where was she going with this? Then she caught on to it, hearing that emotion in her voice. There was uncertainty, nervousness, and slight hopefulness. She wanted to let out a sigh and walk away from this conversation. Forget like it had ever started, but she knew that Alanna would persist, if not today, then in a few days or weeks. Running her hand through her hair, she stood up, feeling like she was about to explode. She hated having to do this, but it was Alanna's fault.<br/><br/>"No," she stated in a curt manner. She shimmied on her white long sleeved shirt, before yanking up the layers of her green and black plaid skirt. "I would not marry a lass nor would I marry you." She tied the shirts on her shirt, below shrugging on her corset. "It would probably be nice to marry someone who is your best friend but that is outlawed. We shouldn't talk about such nonsense things, we are friends and that is where it should remain." She clenched her jaw, knowing that she was being a bit harsh. "Look I care for you deeply, yer my best mate, but I couldn't marry you or anyone else, male or female." She tightened her corset and tied the strings. "Marriage is still marriage no matter who yer with. I don't want to be tied down by anyone nor do I want to give up the life that I am living."<br/><br/>She snorted a bit as she ran her fingers through her tangled locks, smelling the strands to make sure it didn't smell like fish. "I don't want to marry anyone so let's drop this conversation. Should have known my answer would have been the same even if you change genders. Yer still tied down to someone and you still have to share yer life with them. I don't want that." She bit the inside of her cheek, knowing that she should stop speaking before she said something that could further hurt Alanna. She glanced away, her emerald hues shimmering unhappily. "Come on and get dressed, we've spent enough time fooling around today." Why couldn't Alanna just be happy with being friends? As hard as she tried to stay away from getting too attached to the raven, here she is spouting off about marrying one another. Was her friendship not enough? Or was she confessing something else. She pinched the bridge of her nose, knowing that she needed some time to herself.