Aery smiled as well, keeping her face blank, when inside she was panicking because the lady used such a different mouth-shape for her words than Aery was used to. Ame, having come out of her room, saw the problem and hastily poked into Aery's mind to tell her what had been said.
Trying not to let her relief show, Aery shook her head. "Tell your queen that she honors me beyond measure. But it is I who owe the fifty thousand gold pieces to her, as some small reparation for what my uncle did to her people, and that I would pay it more than gladly." Then she shifted uncomfortably as Alyssia's eyes took in the faint baby-bump.
Ame went to brush past the two women. Seeing her Aery motioned for her to stop. Silly came up too.
"Silenia, Amethystia, wait a moment, please. I present Lady Alyssia Icethorn of Terrasen, ambassador to Her Majesty Aelin Galathynius. Lady Alyssia, Captain Silenia Earthwatcher of the Adarlan royal guard and of the Adarlan Whitehawks." She named her own rather ironically-named spy organization. "And Lady Amethystia Starseer, the Chancellor of Mages for all of Adarlan and a council member of the Erilean Mages Society." Silly bowed and Ame curtsied deeply. In doing so, Silly pressed a tiny vial into Aery's hand and Ame pressed the thought of [i]It will quite possibly restore your hearing. Silly spent a good amount of blood money on it, and got you-know-who to charm it, so it should restore whatever is wrong.[/i] Hiding her trembles, Aery clutched the vial tightly, and smiled pleasantly, if blandly, at the Terrasen ambassador.