[It should be no surprise that someone so concerned for her modesty might treat the prospect of sex as a form of commodity with the same tone some might use when discussing warfare. It's charming,, even if his concern for her is misplaced. She'd rather a hundred gentlemen like him over a brute that would paw at her without her say-so.

She smiles and shakes her head, drawing the cape in closer. Not from any bid to cover herself, but just because the fabric felt good against her skin,]

Have you ever heard of the Goddess Aphrodite? [Not all have, she's already discovered,] The goddess of love, and beauty, and passion. Just as the augur, I also draw power from such things.