Character from Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
The woman Jorg married — small, fierce, and the only person who matched his intelligence without matching his cruelty.
Miana of the Horse Coast married Jorg for political advantage — hers as much as his. She is brilliant, practical, and possessed of a ruthlessness that Jorg recognizes and respects. She doesn't flinch from what he is. She doesn't try to reform him. She simply operates alongside him with a competence that earns his genuine affection. Their love is not the burning obsession Jorg felt for Katherine. It is quieter, realer, built on mutual respect and the shared understanding that the world is cruel and surviving it requires people you can trust to be as sharp as you are. She bears his son and defends the Haunt while he's away with a tactical acumen that surprises everyone except Jorg. Miana is proof that Jorg is capable of genuine connection — not redemption, but connection. He loves her the way a blade loves a sheath: with recognition of a perfect fit.
Small and dark-haired — physically unimposing in a way that makes people underestimate her, which is a mistake they make once. Sharp-featured with dark eyes that miss nothing. She looks like a court lady. She thinks like a general.
Also known as: Queen Miana