His question made her pause, made her think. Would she lead by example? She had not thought that far, not really yet, too tangled with all the issues that presented themselves. But she knew that she would, for she did not see any one faction, not even the Seelie as better then the other. The fey could learn a lot from the philosophies of American government, all created equal, granted philosophy and reality were two very different things and as a once political journalist she knew that the American government struggled to uphold its constitution. Always had.<br/><br/>But what was life but an ongoing dance of power shifts?<br/><br/>So yes, she would. She would treat everyone as much as she could as if they were equal, equal to she herself even. Only the Goddess and Consort would ever be above it all. "I seek more then just a political alliance Cernunnos, I seek friendship and perhaps more, though I will not force the more, not if you do not wish it nor if it is not meant to be."<br/><br/>His joke about noble ladies and the way he looked around her made her laugh a touch, though it trailed off when he gaze at her so intensely and his question made her quiet, had her midnight eyes softening. "I see a man who knows power well and how to use it, I see a handsome male who is extremely attractive and I see...perhaps a haven, a true equal where I may be merely a woman and not confined to "Princess" and thought too delicate or naive to handle the world. I see a man I think would respect me and my own power without lusting for it or hating the fact that I might be meant for more power then he himself has."