With mention of Rodrick's death, Brinya bursts into more tears for a few moments before struggling to speak, "We had been seeing each other for months... Rodrik finally proposed to me using his mother’s ring...but, but... Even once we were engaged, Rodrik was careful to keep the relationship hidden... from... his father... who wouldn’t approve."
"I didn't like it, but I understood the need for Rodrick's privacy...we still fought about it some times...and I wish we hadn't now!... Rodrik became busy with some sort of investigation... all he told me was that it was... 'his greatest work'. Rodrik’s father did find out about us though..., and refused to talk to his son for proposing to a...to a... 'filthy half-orc'!"