"Well, I don't think it could be a very long list," Veronica says, ducking her head with a false modesty that's only a cover for a real one. It's not as if she has so very many wonderful traits, after all. It's hard to understand what someone like Mathias could see in her, and though praise is likely to make her squirm and blush, maybe it will be illuminating. "I certainly wouldn't stop you from doing anything you wanted to."