Hania has such complicated relationships with everyone. That must be exhausting.
I'm a bit curious: Is Dylene (and possibly other gods?) an actual being in the story, or are the characters' beliefs unfounded? I'm a bit worried that Hania might completely lose it if she finds out that there is no Dylene to answer her prayers.
It's the religion, the gods and goddesses are similar to saints in the Catholic Church, so she is going to see answers to her prayers where she wants to, she's a fanatic
@Heminor, well....maybe. Like most relationships of that kind, it's complicated. Marriage was definitely more logical than emotional, they were for money and title not love.
@Heminor, no not at all. Her position becomes very important later on as Sidimund's mistress. Its more of an official title like a wife but lower in rank here. But only if acknowledged publicly.
@Frances, Even more than that, the rather Implicit meaning behind rather innocent-seeming words. The meaning has a lot more than just a "mistress" to it in the modern connotation. Not only is it treated as a trivial matter, but it's also treated as a duty to be performed at a whim. A convenience rather than even a pleasure. Even in other historical media (the Marco Polo series for example) it wasn't treated in quite the same way as here.
I'm a bit curious: Is Dylene (and possibly other gods?) an actual being in the story, or are the characters' beliefs unfounded? I'm a bit worried that Hania might completely lose it if she finds out that there is no Dylene to answer her prayers.