[ Hmm. Perhaps talking her into wearing it to functions with the Fjerdan Ambassadors will need a rethink.

She's so much more shy than he ever gives her credit. He takes the dress back, folding it in his hands. ]

Not yet, perhaps. It's never a bad thing to be prepared. I'll never understand why you're so opposed to finery. It's as if you think it's embarrassing to let people see you're pretty. Utterly nonsensical, if you ask me.