"..."

Certainly, she was a Queen, and the one that Fio had sworn to serve. Even if her reasons were largely for curiosity's sake, to understand what was going on and confirm if her claims were truthful, she had sworn such an oath. And Fio at least had respect for the manner in which the taller girl carried and conducted herself.

None of this could be denied.

Perhaps, then, that was why she took those words quite so poorly. Why the Sword Witch found herself raising her hand and snapping her fingers, her cheeks flushing red with embarrassment at the mere insinuation. The circle that opened in the air, producing her sword catalyst directly above the Queen's head, aimed it carefully with the hilt pointed downwards, the pommel angled perfectly.

It fell slowly. Fio didn't want to cause real harm, after all.

But there wouldn't be any ignoring the impact.

"Y-you're a Queen, aren't you?!" exclaimed the Sword Witch, "Th-think about what you say sometimes! Hmph!"

The sword dematerialized moments later, Fio folding her arms firmly as she turned away in a huff.

[@Rune_Alchemist]