She would consider it so. She doesn't think she is desirable, so she would have accused you of mocking her. And anyway, a city elf and a human seducing her...I doubt it would have gone well.

[Velanna is at once pitiable and frustrating to him; as long as he has tried to treat her with dignity, she has been coming up with reasons he's secretly plotting against her. And somehow, he doesn't give up. More fool him. He takes a drink of brandy.]