Emrys let out a brief huff of laughter at her response. "Why wouldn't I?" he challenged, though his tone was light. He thought that might be the best case scenario, honestly; if someone started rumors that he was a rake or a vagabond, at least no one would be sitting around wondering why he hadn't married and suspecting he was sleeping with men. Unless she thought someone in her life might pressure him into courting her if they were seen together, but — well, to be honest, she had few defenders left. Her father was dead, her mother had lost her credibility in high society because of what had happened to her sister, and Emrys wasn't much frightened of her brother.