Lan wanted to laugh a little when she said that, she didn't know how close to right she was. Lan's family was pretty high and honorable, that was until now. When Lan screwed up the first time with Mel it dis honored his family greatly, having their heir in a partial exile, which meant Lan's arranged marriage was broken up because ti was no longer in the other families interest, only lowering their rank more. The woman had been his arranged, now she liked to torture him but taunting him a lot, he had liked her before, but had fallen in love with Mel, and she knew it, laughed about it, now she'd probably get revenge.