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The room was tense. Kanbaru herself was here, a fact that shocked Riku to her core. She was doing her best to keep her composure, and for a moment it really seemed to be working. As long as she could keep things limited to the speaking realm, and prevent things from getting physical the estranged princess would have a chance. After all they had no reason to doubt her so far right? 

Very quickly, Riku was proven to be wrong. She was soon being pummeled and thrown in the air by a watery whip that shot her upward, nearly having her back slam against the cobblestone ceiling. Acting on her reflex alone, the princess deflected the torrent of water with a sharp swipe of her scythe to relieve the pressure. Though now she fell onto the ground from her newly elevated height, hitting the floor with a hard slam. A grunt of sharp pain can be heard as she staggered back up onto her feet, a heavy grimace of pain and discomfort on her face.



[color=ed145b]"Now wait a second!" [/color] Again, Riku attempted to buy herself time, wielding her weapon defensively and backing up from the beastial whale. [color=ed145b]"I'm no thief! I just arrived here! I sincerely wished to offer my services to get some coin!"[/color] She spoke in an exasperated panic, her smoothtalking charm had been blasted away with water, which now dripped from her wet and spiky hair.

[color=ed145b]"I can even assist in finding this thief too! I'm just a mercenary looking for good work!"[/color] The princess continued. Though genuinely she hoped her words would work, she is readying something behind her cloaked back, in case Kanbaru moves to fight again. 

[color=ed145b]"I really don't want to fight you again, Kanbaru. I'd never steal from anywhere if I knew you were connected to it."[/color] Her gray eyes match her attacker's, a final attempt to talk instead of fight.