[h2]Royal Box[/h2]

From Elisandre's polite clapping and the way Maletha was just staring at the broom, it was clear that this was more well-0received than it had been by the Moonlit Queen. Of course, the distraction could only hold so long before Elisandre politely asked, "And was that it? Your achievements pleased the Queen so much that she returned the Duke's wits?"

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Tyaethe muttered something that [i]sounded[/i] like 'I can be scary too', but slipped into a seat beside Gretchen. Haizea seemed hesitant to sit again until the vampire levelled a sullen-looking glare at her, which was enough for the Hundi to cave and sit at an angle, nervously scratching at her chin.

"Oh, it's just a little illness, Aimada's just overprotective," Despite the confidence with how Haizea said that, paying attention to her tail and how just the tip was twitching gave away her true feelings on the matter. Not that it mattered with Tyaethe sat there, ready to provide the much more blunt explanation.

"It's her heart. Some of it's just from how she was born, some of it is curse damage," the vampire explained, not looking at either of them, "It doesn't beat right and sometimes misses them entirely."

"Yaya…" Now she was [i]pouting.[/i]

The paladin was unmoved, though still not looking their way, "What? Gretchen and Gertrude might have an idea how to help, then you could join in. [i]I[/i] can't, not in a way Reon would approve of…"

[@Octo]