<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #40FF40"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Martine Karembeux</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The youngest daughter of Sir Damian</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/d5668922-425e-4e73-8f97-dd73233101dd_zps99f99557.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Martine wondered one moment why he mentioned the spider prank, as spiders were harmless and lovable creatures and then she understood that he may not see them like that.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“Well, what am I doing other than perfecting my own mean streak towards my husband, for example by collecting spiders... No, seriously, my father took care that I got the proper education a lady must have. All the singing and knitting and embroidering and it is not that I don't like it. But I need my days off from that routine to keep alive and joyful. Those days off can be taking a ride over the meadows, which I like to do a lot. Or I enjoy to go hunting on deer or hare, so to say practice my archery skills. I am not too bad in it. Or I join the men in the court and do some sparring with our old knight. Things like that, nothing really dangerous, it is not that I am looking for the thrill. I am just for a few hours not a lady but a simple squire, hunter or citizen.”</span><br/><br/>Martine knew that the question would have come up sooner or later and as she really needed those excursions from her daily life, she had to discuss it anyway with Sir Abel.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“I was surprised earlier when my brother offered that he would back out of this arrangement if he and Iris wouldn't get along. I don't know how much he is willing to really try this, as his hate is so deeply rooted, but if he offers your sister such an exit, then I am sure he wants to try it hard. In principle he is a good guy, he just had to hear to many of my father's hate harangues. But if it fails and the two won't marry, would that mean that we....”</span><br/><br/>Martine looked at him with pleading, blue eyes. It was quite obvious that she wanted to have her fate in her own hands and not to be a slave of her brother's decision.</div>