She hasn't taken off her mask yet. Which is good, because she's not so sure she could keep her face calm. You [i]won[/i], Agata. The knights are divided and warring with each other, that's what that curse means. You got your girl toy safe and sound, and she managed to piss off both halves of the schism with the same move. Lotus and Han are in the wind, but that was the plan the entire time. There's a mystery godling who seemed to try her best to blow your plans astray, and they're still working.

All it cost you was a barge and a sideswipe to your dignity. That's it.

The only rejection that'd happened was if she seriously thought Lotus was going to fall for her, when anybody with even a single eye can see that she's head-over-heels for Han. And Agata might be shortsighted, glory-seeking, and arrogant, but she's not stupid. Not something that's likely to have happened.

So that leaves this mess, which needs to be managed carefully. She's not going to disobey, exactly. But they will be taking the scenic route to the Black Spur if she can help it, and might have to settle for "good enough" of a prison.

First, though, she's got to find the two of 'em.

*

She's washed up a touch, put some ointments on the burns, and changed: have to set the right impression here. A knock on the door, and then she goes in. "Emli? The barge ran aground: I'm glad you're safe. I'd like to untie you now, if that's okay."

What story does she tell, one wonders.