[color=ForestGreen][b]"... and that's when I said, the boot up yer arse should be enough proof!"[/b][/color] Selena's hood was down, revealing her flowing chestnut hair, pulled back in a ponytail. Her twin long daggers were in their sheaths, on the table in front of her, and her long, slightly curved sword rested against the table, point down into a crack in the stone floor. After she told the story, she went back to scanning the map. A serpent was beautifully drawn in the sea between Hamrock, her [i]delightfully[/i] rainy home, and Etruscia. She didn't know why. Selena, at least, had never seen a sea monster out in the water. Of course, all of the rain could be a factor. Maybe they only came out when nobody can see them.

Unfolding a letter, she reviewed it once again, finding the contents disturbing, as usual. Maybe if she read it enough, the contents would change, but that didn't seem to be the case. Folding it up as the door opened, she brightened as their God Emperor entered the room. They could finally start planning. Saluting him without standing, she looked to her right and left, glancing at Chuko and Claes. There were other advisers, of course, but the ones closest to her seemed to be the most interesting. 

Waiting until Emperor Oromis had finished speaking, she nodded along with his statements. He was right on most counts. Although Tolos wasn't [i]that[/i] tactically important, the political impression was [i]huge[/i]. If the God Emperor himself reclaimed Tolos, the Prophet himself wouldn't be able to put up much of a resistance. However, she did have a few questions. Raising her hand, she spoke up.

[color=ForestGreen][b]"Yer Godship, you said that we'd have to send out scout ships. Would the particulars of the operation be Claes' and myself's responsibility? Or do ya have another plan, sir?" [/b][/color] She wasn't outright smiling, but she did have a cheerful look on her face, not afraid to ask the man directly. Divinity or no, she found him to be... personable, likable. She draped her arm around Claes' shoulders, and said, [color=ForestGreen][b]"Though I'm sure Miss Claes and I could whip somethin' up."[/b][/color] 

Waiting for him to reply, she grinned at Claes conspiratorially, and gave her a thumbs up. She knew that the ginger would be thinking the same thing, trying to get a better feel of the situation. Studying the red-headed mercenary leader, she found that life as a soldier hadn't been too hard on her, much like Selena. However... Selena shivered. Those eyes. Green, like her own, but... they were different, detached somehow. Separated from the rest of them.

She couldn't dwell on it, though, and quickly returned her attention to the meeting, glancing at Wolong. She should probably get to know the general better, if they were to work together. Claes, she'd be spending much of her time with, and the God Emperor was too high above her station to talk more than this once. She supposed that all of her other orders from the man would come through generals and officers and the like. Didn't matter if he was a nice enough fellow, the bloke was a GOD. 

Waiting to see what the others had to say, Selena was leaning back in her chair to keep her arm draped around Claes' shoulders.