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A decree by the [i]Queen[/i]? What? Kazuki was shocked to hear as much, his eyes flickering from the page to the messenger. His reaction must have been anticipated or at least made the messenger wary as he noticed the man taking a step back. He couldn't entirely blame him--even before all this happened, he was well aware that a lot of players had a tendency to abuse the NPCs. Still, the note and his words were surprising. Go figure, on top of a death game, now they had to deal with [I]taxes[/i]. Kazuki didn't even know how taxes worked in the real world, now he had to deal with that here?!

Still, he was relatively calm, if surprised. Stepping away from the door and shifting the box in his hands, he did frown at the messenger. [color=plum]"This seems...sudden,"[/color] He admitted, though he stopped himself. Then again, was it sudden? Nearly every wayfarer had hidden themselves away in the town, no doubt the NPCs had gotten sick of them. But that was something he wondered if anyone considered: did [I]anyone[/i] think to tell the NPCs? Their strange behavior was one thing, but if this escalated, it could spell trouble.

[color=plum]"Recently the wayfarers have had a difficult time and have suffered some heavy losses...It has lowered morale considerably,"[/color] He decided to explain, but even as he spoke, it just sounded like an excuse. How the hell was he supposed to explain it from the perspective of someone living in the world? Wayfarers were supposed to be these mighty saviors or something, right? Ugh, he really wished he paid better attention to the lore. He should just let the messenger be on his way, but Kazuki couldn't let him go just like that, could he?

As the thought crossed his mind, an idea hit him. [color=plum]" I don't suppose that I could request an audience with Her Majesty?"[/color] He suddenly asked.  

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