" I come from a family of soldiers.” He smiled, but it was a smile without humor. “Brave knights and gallant cavaliers, and me the only one remaining to champion the family’s honor.” “Then I need not fear to lose my virtue in your company.” It was a bold statement, and I knew it. He turned amazed eyes in my direction and laughed outright, a pleasant sound that echoed in the secluded wood. “You are a brazen wench.” He grinned. “No, you need not worry. I’ll not demand the lordly privileges of my estate. I’ve never yet had cause to force a woman to my will. "

― Susanna Kearsley , Mariana