"You aren't a warrior type yourself?" A small smile drew across her lips. "I imagine the Natha choose those they view as being resourceful. They wouldn't wake those that have nothing to offer in their coming war. What sort of talents do you have to offer?" She had a few of her own, but they were nothing compared to what her mother's had been. It would need development, if she chose to go down that path. "That tends to happen between two kingdoms. There is always something to make them hate each other, an excuse to go to war."

For someone who had known nothing but killing since she was born, it was exhausting. "They want to placate us and make us feel welcomed." It was foolish, given how easy it was to find out everything that had happened. "Were you injured that day?" Or kidnapped? But it didn't seem fair to ask that question when she barely knew him.