Simply raising the topic immediately has Amara's full attention. She doesn't attempt to kiss you this time, instead eyeing you up and down very carefully, before asking, "So uh... What's your dowry like? I ain't settling for none less than four thou'."
You are aware of what a dowry is - thanks to Jane Austen. It's an old-fashioned thing, where a woman would pay the man for marrying her. This money was often inherited, or something of the like.
However, you're not aware of anywhere in the world that actually still uses a dowry.