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Riku glanced a look over to Victorie. Her new 'boss' seemed to be giving her the signal to go and deal with the newcomers. A wave of doubt had it's way with the princess's nerves, and she maintained a firm grip on her weapon and kept it close to her chest. This was as tense as a job interview in a collapsing building. She was not sure where the die would roll with these strangers. Most concerning of all was how unsure she was if her secrets could remain secret...

Thankfully once the others have spoken, no weapons were raised yet. This situation hadn't slipped from her grasp, and moves could still be made. Akiko's words got the most reaction from her, making her pause and clutch onto her questioned scarf.

[color=ed145b]"Yeah, you're right. I'm Riku. I like that title, Royal-turned Adventurer. Now...how'd you know about the scarf?"[/color] The princess quickly gets to the defense, always a bad feeling when someone was able to read you like an open book. "Err, nevermind. We can talk about that later. Let's get to the back to the talking, and not dismembering." She glanced to Ami when she finished her sentence.


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"Alright, alright. I'm sure you guys are all familiar with mystery novels, like Sherlock Holmes? Iunno if you guys get that here, honestly. Anyway! My proposal is we just give our alibies and where we were when the item was stolen, and investigate if they were true or not." [/color]The princess has noticeably moved quite away from Kanbaru as she's talking, and obviously avoids speaking to or even looking at the woman. Whatever past they shared, she was not keen on speaking on it.

[color=ed145b]"So, Akiko, Ami. Was it? Give over your stories and why you're innocent and you won't have to get exorcised. Easy peasy!"[/color] Although it was not intended as a threat, that statement could be easily misread as one.