"Were you worried?" Dutch asks, frowning. She's always liked everyone, man, woman, whoever and she's never been afraid of telling that to whoever might be around her. But, she wasn't in a position like Marcus was and she wonders if she'd been so open if she'd stayed in the harem, smothered by someone like Khylen.

"Of course you were worried, you wouldn't have been hesitant about telling him if you weren't," Dutch says, wincing. "Ignore that question. It's nice to be able to be open though, isn't it?"