Talk:Aelinore/@comment-27606387-20160125035432/@comment-78.71.124.93-20160305024545

I don't even think it's supposed to be a primarily sexual thing. It strikes me more as a case of courtly love. In medieval romance, this exact sort of affair was considered insanely romantic, and the lady being married to someone else was not uncommon. While the relationship was usually erotically charged, it was at the same time considered a very pure and noble form of love - people of this age would probably even consider it kinda naive.

Basically, we are likely not supposed to judge Aelinore's affections by our modern, somewhat vulgar standards. It's more like a fairy-tale love-at-first-sight kind of thing.