" Carlston drew a breath through pinched nostrils. "Then what about Lady Helen herself? She is a direct inheritor; the Reclaimer daughter of a Reclaimer mother. That, at least, is documented."
The wave of a thin hand dismissed his lordship's words. Or, Helen thought, maybe it dismissed such a female lineage. "

― Alison Goodman , The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen, #2)