As expected, most of the guests elected not to get up. Why should they where it could put them into a spot, politically, that they would not want. Though a few men who were wanting to receive the Heiress did get up and announce their.. Desire to request the hand of the Heiress in marriage in exchange for investments in the Greengrass’s coffers and political clout. I was not entirely paying attention to them since I knew it was a lost cause. They were not the one sitting next to the Heiress. To each one, she denied their gift, which would be a major blow politically. Not only did they announce themselves openly, they were denied swiftly.