Yvonne shrugged. Of course the threat of war wasn't over. The border skirmish were still something ongoing and actually intensified, last time she checked - even the supposed "marauders" were disguised professional soldiers. Rescuing the prince only returned the political landscape to the baseline level. Probably not even that, for Freddy had to invest time and resource to rescuing young Alec instead of making any headway toward peace. Depend on how things go, everything going south real quick was very much a possible outcome.

[b][color=#a4161a]"Eh, there's dozens of merc with flattering nicknames running around. I'm just one of them."[/color][/b] Like, for one, Ragnar the Red. Real bastard of a man, but one with undeniable combat prowess to back up his fame. [b][color=#a4161a]"Sparky's an ambassador? Didn't know she's got such history. I've never even heard of Doc Solomon before... guess you really do know them better than myself."[/color][/b]

They were suddenly interrupted by Kirsten, Yvonne actually seeing the younger woman coming but show no hint of it until the former successfully ambushed Silas. She grinned at the antics, one that actually fit Kirsten's age instead of worrying about future and family relationship. Unfortunate that she's too insecure to try breaking out of the shell, but then again not everyone can handle that kind of drastic shift.

[b][color=#a4161a]"I'm not quite sure about it yet Kirsten, he was still at the small-talk phase!"[/color][/b] Said Yvonne, callously throwing the admiral under the bus. [b][color=#a4161a]"Are you stealing him away? I probably should give you two some room to bond then, I'm sure you dont get this occasion all too often."[/color][/b]