Of course society in this time is mainly masculine. If I had a dime for how often a women talked so far in this text I'd have , well, maybe about twenty cents. It's very prevalent in the first scene at King Arthur's court, when he decides he will get to kiss the fairest of the maidens. They really have no say in anything, again treated like nothing but mere property. However, I'm surprised by how gentlemen like Eric is, I could have a beer with him. However, because of the society he's raised in he still seems to make his maiden's decisions for her. An example would be when he makes her ware her rags when her cousin could have simply provided other more courtly garments. I agree there was some symbolism to this, but still it gives us an example of the way society worked back then.
Enied on the other hand comes off as shy and quiet girl, and I've noticed something... Why are all these beautiful women blonde? I certainly hope that not all the maidens at court are such and our race has always been obsessed with such hair color. As for who she is, it's possible that her name will not be reviled until later on depicting a change in personality through some spell or another. This story seems to lack and magic thus far. Or it could possible relate again to how women were viewed. She is only known by her beauty and fertility/well breeding stature and has no need of a name.
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