Ocean's Breath Plateau seized from the depths

She had wit to go with her subtle charms and it delighted him. That sort of fiery brand he missed from his sisters, though perhaps time would see it restored to the one, and it kept him in line. It would have been too easy to quip back the wrong thing and lose his opportunity, provided she wasn't about to hear him out for the sake of turning it down. So he held his tongue—she was right, she would be the judge of his offer.

"Right you are," he said, almost stalling to gather the way to lay out what he wanted to say. "You see I have use of someone with your prowess. There's a forest south of here that I hope to fully lay claim to before winter comes, and I quite think you'd fit in well. You're certainly a very capable sort at holding your own and that would help to set the tone." It went without saying that it was no easy task, but the season offered him a chance to be choosy. "I would much rather enjoy your company than whatever fops happen about at the first cold snap. I won't ask much either."

She was smart enough to know how things worked.

sorry for the obnoxious wait. busy season and getting knocked out of my groove for writing produced this... awful thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯