It was only after her words did he realized that he was repeating himself. Well, things had gotten off to a great start. The image of the proud, ageless and wise wizard would forever be tarnished. Great. Just great. At least listening to her talk gave him a moment to collect himself. Her ideas had merit and he at least was able to hide the surprise on her face replacing it with a slight touch of a smile. It was going to be a good match, though there was a part of him that could see just why she had not been able to entertain the idea of suitors all too much. Most noble's only wanted trophy to hold onto and show off, the rest just wanted something to procreate with.<br/><br/>"I like it. While the amount of effort required is less, the risk is less as well. We enrich the local populous and as a result everyone is richer and made prosperous by it." He nodded considering the matter now closed when it came to the mine. Air magic was considerable easier and alienating the people around him was no way to win friends. Not that he would ever really have friends, the marks around his eyes made sure of that. "I do not think you should belittle yourself."<br/><br/>"Yes I have quite a few holdings now, holdings that I have been able to expand but I do not have the attention to manage them properly. Kali," he tried the shortened name, the familiarity of it perhaps a bit too soon but they were about to be married and on far more intimate ground. "In my world, or I should say in the wizard's world. Men and Women are equal. Power is power and we cannot be judge based on what form our bodies take. You will have to excuse me if my ideas are a bit different." He cleared his throat, "Is there anything else that we need to discus? I am sure the plans that we made will take us well into the next year. We will need that much time to stabilize my own holdings before we can make any other moves."<br/><br/>"I will sign the agreement but only on one condition. Kailani needs to sign it as well."<br/>