It was striking, in fact, that Alayne did not belong in pants. But it was to be expected from the daughter of a lord, even a bastard, as long as he had taken her in, and it did not register any more with Klaus than her earlier family-father correction. Bastards always had complicated relations to their family.

He would know.

"What, the stars?" he asked, glancing back at the window before looking at her again. "Perspective changes everything."