I might have agreed with you at some point, I was an Orlesian noble's pet from 7 to 14, and he was very sadistic. [And she drank to that memory, she was old enough now that it didn't bother her anymore, not quite as much.] So I was very cruel to Maric in the beginning, because I thought that was how they all were...but it warms me to know that even though we could not be together, he never took another queen, he never loved anyone after me. He was kind, he kept his promises, he saved my life...there is a lot more to him than what most people saw. I miss that ridiculous man.