That's a fair assumption on his part. In addition to how she's been raised, the only relationships Eilonwy's seen in Prydain have been healthy ones, for the most part. Lovers who were in love, or siblings who would fight with each other one minute and be laughing about it the next. The idea of an affair is something she's never been exposed to except in the briefest passing in mythology. Why use mythology as a starting point for a twist when her own reality is right there?


At Li Lanhua's conspiratorial smile she shakes her head 'No' quickly but settles in to continue listening. As the twist and reveal are dropped, Eilonwy gasps and covers her mouth with one of her hands. Again she can picture it very clearly. How would she feel hearing that someone she'd loved had murdered others and disregarded life? Everything hits and before she realizes it, Eilonwy's eyes sting with tears- not just of sadness but of anger. She reaches up and wipes at her eyes, taking a breath and forcing her voice to steady.

"She must have been very shocked, hurt and angry. Did she confront the groom with what she learned?"

Eilonwy again leans into her own understanding. She can be ready at a moment's notice to fight but she doesn't without having a cause behind it. The idea of grabbing a weapon and heading to get answers sounds very grand in stories, but in reality it can be a quick way to find yourself injured at best, or murdered at worst.