He took in the girl in armor and almost smirked. She was probably some over indulged princess, who liked to dress up like her brothers. The snake was another matter. He really did not like snakes and had wondered at the guard's comment.

"I wanted to speak with the captain of the guards, not some girl. What is this all about." He crossed his arms defiantly. 

The interior of the room had hanging tapestries depicting battles. More than one depicted a large snake fighting at the head of the army. They were strange. He wondered what legend inspired them. In most legends giant snakes and dragons were fought by armies, instead of fighting along side of them.