He found himself appreciating the fact that she seemed to respect the beauty of that necklace, one he'd crafted himself years ago as a boy. That, at least, raised her esteem in his eyes a bit. And when she finally spoke, he half-expected her to ask if she could have it; but instead, she asked the question that he knew must have been on her mind for most of the night.<br/><br/>He searched his mind, running through the English words he knew. He was rather proficient in speaking it, but he'd learned that certain words that<em>seemed </em>to have the same meaning often meant something else entirely - sometimes something outright offensive. He sighed, his black eyes wandering around the room before falling back onto hers. He had to admit, she did have a lovely body, for someone who he was certain had never put in a day's hard work.<br/><br/>"You will learn the Jaega way," he said, making sure that the girl was aware she was to be integrated into the village as well as possible. "You are to be my companion..." He paused for a moment, trying to think of a more specific word - again, to make sure she understood what her responsibilities would be with him, without being offensive. "My..consort."