[She shakes her head, eyes bright and curious] I don't. I would love to learn, if you would teach me.

[As prisons go, better an open one like this than the stifling walls of the keep closing in around her, maybe.

The question surprises her a bit and gives her pause. For all the other feminine and proper pursuits and hobbies she had, painting wasn't quite one she'd indulged in much. At length she shakes her head slowly, thoughtful]

Not as much. I suppose now would be as good a time as any to learn more of it. Do you?