Damon smiled , pleased that he was remembered . It made the conversation far less awkward . It is , m ' lady , thought I must say my finery pales in comparison to yours . My reasoning . His reasons were simple enough . House Penrose had made him a fine offer . Whether or not those promises would be delivered still remained to be seen , mostly depending on if Damon could deliver on promises of his own . They made me an offer , m ' lady . And a good knight cannot turn down those who need him . Damon wondered for second . How much of the current situation did the lady know ? Surely more than he only recently did he discover there was question over King Axell ' s successor . And to support our good Prince Beron , of course .