Moonspear Everyone sees what you appear to be

Norah did not expect to be welcomed with open hands - nuclear family and few distant relations always were preferred instead of strangers - but still, despite the politeness in the man's voice, she thought she sensed a warning. Subtle, almost invisible to those, who were not listening for it keenly, but it was there. Which meant that just because the first round of greetings had been finished, did not mean that she would not get skinned alive during the second.

She had to play it carefully and give her best. "You are kind, sir," she remarked and gave a small smile. "My name is Norah, I have been a lone wolf for the better part of the year and I seek a home for winter and if you like me enough,  forever is in the prospects too," she explained, looking the king briefly in the eyes, then letting her gaze shift to the quiet observer next to him.