" I am so pleased we were able to do this,” my mother commented, taking a small sip from her glass.
The Dowager Duchess held her glass, but didn’t drink from it. “Yes,” she said.
“With our children bonded it is no doubt best that we are able to contact and know each other.”
The Dowager Duchess raised an eyebrow, Karish in female form. It was a little eerie. “It isn’t as though they are married.” And wasn’t that a good thing for all involved, because she would hate to be the dead body things were done over. "

― , The Hero Strikes Back (Hero, #2)