Derae chuckled as he offered for her to join him and tell him how great he was. [color=cyan]"Now, I think I've given enough compliments for one day. That's not really my style, usually."[/color] She explained, following him into the tent. [color=cyan]"But I would like to talk to you about your mother."[/color] She added, the expression on her face suddenly serious. She knew the relationship between her father and the current queen but didn't know too much. She just knew they were friends but somehow she felt there was something more than what she'd been told. The expression her father had when the Queen mention wasn't a face you could make at the mention of a friend. 

She shook her head when he apologized for the man from before. [color=cyan]"Don't worry about it. You've done enough already. It's good enough to know he'll be getting his just deserts. Though, I feel like there's much we need to talk about once we get to the castle. Something tells me there's more where that guy came from in the royal guards. Have you heard the stories?"[/color] She asked, leaning over to grab an apple and handed it to Xander. [color=cyan]"For your horse."[/color] She explained curtly, grinning at him. 

The smile faded however as she turned to grab herself something to eat. [color=cyan]"I've heard from the men in my village that the royal guardsmen and soldiers have been really cruel as of late. Many villagers have been injured and some have even died because of their antics."[/color] She explained as she grabbed some grub. As she moved to find a seat, she continued, [color=cyan]"I hear they've been killing people in the name of the queen, calling them traitors to the crown."[/color] 

She pulled over a crate and two stumps and sat down on one with her silver plate full of food, sausage and bread mostly. [color=cyan]"Mr. Korane told me that he heard a soldier saying something about the Moon Mother. Do you know anything about that?"[/color] She asked before chomping down on a piece of bread.