"Right," she said. "What would you have me do, Tempest? I'm not going to be sat around doing nothing while you're away at war. I'm not some soldier's wife."
"Wellllll," Oliver said. "There's the issue of seeing this kingdom, and all its villages, united towards a common cause. We need food, and we need support. I was hoping that a Lady as pretty and as adept at leadership as yourself could help me in that regard. I know that if I was a peasant boy, I'd definitely fall head over heels for the likes of you."
"You already have, idiot," Nila said. "I'll ignore how condescendingly you phrased it. In other words, you want me to get the peasantry on your side – on King Patrick's side?"
