[h3]Vileblood Queen's Chamber, Castle Cainhurst, west of Yharnam[/h3]
A dry chuckle escaped the masked woman, which sounded almost as though it threatened to turn into a cough. “Thou know much, it would seem, yet thou'rt audaciously ignorant of basic etiquette. I shall bestow the grace of forgiving thy transgressions, and tell that if thou'st to speak before thy Queen, thou will [I]kneel[/I].”
But while the Vileblood Queen seemed momentarily content to lounge in her throne slumping weakly in place, there was but a brief pause after her speech before her head abruptly perked up. From within the mask they heard her sniff several times, each sniff louder, more intense and more urgent than the last, until she gripped the armrests at her sides and – with what seemed like significant effort – pushed herself into a straighter and more attentive sitting position.
“Thou has the smell of Our family, yes,” she hissed, “but that is not all. Why dost thou bear the scent of Paarl? Dost thou know where he resides?”