Esailia extended her hands out to either side in a non-aggressive gesture as the crowd quickly dispersed, leaving mostly her own people surrounding the area. She slowly lifted her hands up to pull her hood off, then waved a hand to stay the hisses and meowls of anger at each crack of the whip.

"I wish no more suffer. She suffer enough. We lose many in useless fight, or you take victor and leave her. I not think you want me as enemy."

She stated this calmly and firmly, clearly unafraid to start a race war with a more powerful species. All around, cat-calls and yips were thrown at the guards. The Nekomata outnumbered the guards currently, and some even had crude weapons at their disposal. It would be a bloodbath for the Nekomata, but the guards wouldn't leave unscathed. It might also embolden others to join a fight against their hated overlords...

"I also do not think audience want me dead off stage." She added with a smirk.