[Is her initial response, though it occurs to her that this man has no idea who she is. What she is. And given her state of garb, it would be easy to assume by how she carries herself that Beatrix isn't just playing at nobility, but that she is nobility. She supposes, in some small way, Alexandria may perceive her in just such a light.
Beatrix shakes her head.]
That is, a knighthood is bestowed by a king or a queen. I am neither of those things. I do not have the ability to knight him, even should I have want to.
[She lifts a hand and settles it atop her hip.]
When I joined the knighthood in my kingdom, I was younger than him. I have to admit that children should be able to live their lives as children. I would desire him to be older. I feel he is too young to be touched by such things.
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[Is her initial response, though it occurs to her that this man has no idea who she is. What she is. And given her state of garb, it would be easy to assume by how she carries herself that Beatrix isn't just playing at nobility, but that she is nobility. She supposes, in some small way, Alexandria may perceive her in just such a light.
Beatrix shakes her head.]
That is, a knighthood is bestowed by a king or a queen. I am neither of those things. I do not have the ability to knight him, even should I have want to.
[She lifts a hand and settles it atop her hip.]
When I joined the knighthood in my kingdom, I was younger than him. I have to admit that children should be able to live their lives as children. I would desire him to be older. I feel he is too young to be touched by such things.