"Mostly they were kept to the house, and usually things would even themselves out. If their husbands weren't loving, and cruel, often they were carted off to an asylum." Marian frowned just a little. "Though that was very rare. Even the noblemen that didn't exactly marry for love, often simply confined them to a room, and often let maids and other servants tend to them."
The horse lifted his head and tossed it a little. As if he didn't believe her. She chuckled softly. "I don't know if he is a skeptic, or if he doesn't want me to believe such things are true. He is quite spoiled."