Thus she commanded them to take part in tourneys. Though in the end she chose none of them and wed instead the youngest son of Nilfgaard's reigning emperor, whom she met on a journey south.

We cherish this tradition. My great-grandmama, Adela Marta, elevated it to its current status… For the longest time, she could not decide whom to wed. Meanwhile, her suitors, and there were swarms, often dueled one another.