None at all. [ for some reason that makes her smile despite the shock of it. ] And so here, we might be whoever we wish to.

[ well, wow. ]

I have heard many stories, that once in my own land, women were the equal of men. And with the decline of Rome, that was lost. I am pleased that much of that has been regained with the passing of a few centuries.

It must feel liberating to live in such a world as that.

[ where needlework and weaving and approving menus aren't the full measure of one's day. even though she doesn't necessarily mind that. ]