Sophia nodded with a smile when Thomas said that her questioning was over. The knight got up, and had begun to leave, but turned before exiting the room. The princess looked at him quizzically for a moment, waiting for him to speak. She listened as he spoke, with what seemed to be utter sincerity. She couldn't help but feel that regardless of what the man had done, there was good in him. She gave a slight bow and looked up at the knight, her yellow eyes glistening in the light. "Thank you Sir Thomas, I deeply appreciate that." The princess stood in silence for a moment after Thomas left, before her servant spoke up. "Your Grace... I saw what you did." Sophia nodded, turning towards the window and staring out across the ocean. She had deliberately sealed the letter with an inverted seal. The flag of the Empire was only flown upside-down in times of distress, and inverting the same sigil on a letter had a similar meaning "I thought you would notice." Eva took a step forward. "What do you think it will cause?" Sophia sighed. "If Thomas is telling the truth, and we're allowed to leave freely tomorrow, it will cause nothing. We'll arrive shortly after the letter is received. If not... then I do not know." She had inverted the emblem to give a bit of insight into the situation they were actually facing. The words Thomas had dictated sugar-coated the situation in a way, and if the worst happened, she wanted her mother to have an idea of what was going on. Eva joined the princess by the window. "I think I might have some idea." Sophia glanced towards the woman and then looked away. She, too, had an idea of what might happen, but it wasn't a concern for the moment. If everything went well there would be no need for worry.