Although he was encouraging and inspiring and had a sort of rough-hewn wisdom, Arven did wish he could be a more appropriate friend to Madeleine. Not "appropriate" meaning a girl her age, but someone who'd walked in her shoes, been what she had been through and emerged from the other side all the stronger for it. He briefly searched his mind for female friends who might fit the bill, but the only ones he could think of were currently abroad, living rough, Arven-style. Would Madeleine want to go that far with her desires to travel? Probably not.

"I can't pretend to know exactly what you're feeling, but I can imagine how painful it is to reach for freedom and find so many barriers. Have you considered... that the Galleons in your inheritance might in fact break down one or two of those barriers? Money is a very powerful thing. It would be a challenge, but if you found the right husband — a soul open-minded — you could do the minimum to secure your inheritance, and thereby fund your dreams."

The alternative was running away with no money, disowned by her family, unmarried and barely out of her teens. Not even Arven would recommend that as an "adventure".