Her brother was encouraging her? Well, that was interesting. Either William Stark was unaware of the way the other noble houses might react to his sister, or he was arrogant enough not to care. Domenic sincerely hoped it was the second.
“This is one of the more shocking things I’ve seen,” he admitted with a bit of a laugh, “though I’ve been here only a few days, so I’m sure that will soon change.” It was more than a little embarrassing as well. No matter how bad the girl was, she would probably be able to beat him soundly. He wasn’t sure why that bothered him so much. He’d never much cared about his skill with a blade.