Though men were viewed as stronger and better in his time, there was a big difference in their times. Woman were mostly equal to men in his land. Namely free woman, they could divorce their husbands and raise up an army if they wanted. The world was their oyster at least until the Christianizing became more strong and the old ways started to be ignored. When Shield Maidens were not longer acceptable.

She was right though, he understood that. he was the type to push on until he breaks, push on until he was too tired to do anything but fall over and sleep. This had been his way even since his youth.

He didn't see the intimacy she saw in his watching her, he never thought like normal men. Maybe it was the lack of desires, or the fact he himself had never allowed himself to view people as sexual beings. Though sometimes people were just to beautiful and he noticed it. Kate was one of those people it was why he was so certain she was high born.

"Yes. But we need bone. I can show you another day." He promised with a nod. "boil and dry bones in sun. Then we make needle."