"Why can't I be married?" Ember asked, with the beginning of a pout. "It would be much simpler that way- I wouldn't have to flirt or be noticed so much and I wouldn't care about sitting in corners because I'd be a lady wed!"
Ember leaned forward, practically beseeching her mother. "Oh, can't I find a husband at Highgarden? Father says I'm too young but I'm not!"