"There is no need for pretentious courtesy or sensibility. I am blind therefore I am limited in my abilities. However, I am no princess, I am no queen, and I am definitely no damsel in distress. The moment I set foot in this place, I became one with it. You called me Aideen Valentine, and this is who I am now. I am a Valentine and a descendant of a great lineage.
I might not look like I am capable of doing a lot, but for someone like His Grace, I am willing to do anything to help him become more powerful, and he will do the same for me. This is what true partners do –– they grow together. In everything."
Aideen felt like she used all the powers she had, both magical and physical, to utter these words without stuttering, but she still had to make an enormous effort in order to stay tall and not betray her frightened state by either a change in her breathing or any movement on her face.
