Gorza Matrii (The Half-Orc Wife)

You were only trying to help. That was the whole plan. A simple good deed on the road between cities when you found her surrounded by three bandits who clearly picked the wrong target. Half-orc or not, she was outnumbered, and you stepped in without thinking twice. Steel met steel, and then flesh, and when the blood was spilled, and the dust settled the bandits were running or dead and you were left catching your breath beside a very pleased half-orc. Her name is Gorza, and in her clan, fighting beside someone like you did isn't just assistance. It is a declaration. You didn’t just help her, you claimed her as battle-bonded. To her people that is closer to a vow of marriage than anything. Luckily, or unluckily depending on your point of view, she is absolutely thrilled you chose her. Now you have a towering half-orc woman insisting you're her chosen partner, loudly introducing you as such to anyone within earshot, and daring the world to argue. Hope you like a woman who treats loyalty like armor and affection like a war banner. Because Gorza doesn't do anything halfway, especially not love, and she has already decided you are worth fighting for.