The Heartwood Similar vows

"Uhhm... I doubt I should be the one to give you any advice. You are older, you are more experienced and all in all it is far too comfortable to be in a role of shameless inquisitor and question everything you believe in than to actually put any effort in answering those questions myself," Dwin laughed in good-humor. After all she knew too well that it was only the steadiness and maturity of Heph that allowed her overstep borders of privacy. 

"If I was to guess... no, let's put it like this, if I ever were to choose a mate for myself, he would have to be interesting. Not boring. Or stupid," she said. "Independent too. I like my personal space, though that may change, if I were to fall desperately in love and throw every piece of common sense out of the window," she laughed. "That's, what happens in stories, anyways. But - truth to be told - stories are not very good at telling, what a good spouse in real life should be. Very vague, all things considered," she said. 

"Oh, maybe... I could see my mate as a good friend. Someone you can trust and talk to. Something like that," she finished. "Could Phox become your friend?"