"It doesn't matter in the Empire," Harrow says. "Well--an exclusive preference might be remarked upon, if it were made obvious. The assumption is that gender is not a deciding factor, but of course most people have no idea about a stranger's romantic history."

"But we have our rules, I suppose, and our political marriages. Mostly around necromancers and cavaliers, or marriage out of House. It's assumed if you marry a necromancer of another House you will join the House of the necromancer; two necromancers of different Houses would likely not be permitted to marry."

"And a marriage between two necromancers has its own complexities; more practical than legal."