Daniel
**Elias Armin
A Road Leading to the Sea, Astoria** 

Elias stood, back propped against one of the crates containing The Queen's many, many things. He looked around at the boxes and with how many there were, it seemed as though they had packed for every possible scenario. Though, he did know not all of them were filled with Anya's stuff. Some had supplies, others had the belongings of different persons, and one of them even contained Elias' relatively few items. 

Wherever that crate may have been, it mostly held things new to him. The Queen had financed him to get some more 'proper' dress for the meeting in Taemar. Of course, they were not quite to the ornate-ness of royal cloth. But, they were nice. 

As Elias' eyes wandered the carriage, they soon came to Anya. She sat at the front of the buggy, along with the driver. He stared at her as he thought about taking a seat near her. There were a few questions to be asked and it would break the monotony of the trip. He just didn't know if it was proper to do so. 

Though, as he continued to think, she had certainly invited him to take seat in her carriage for a reason. And, if not to talk, he wasn't sure what that reason was. So, Elias carefully made his way to the front end of the carriage and took a seat partly behind Anya, his back once again to a crate. 

"Hello, Your Highness," He began with his proper address before continuing, "I just have a few questions I wish to ask you, if you do not mind them that is." And, with those words, he left the Queen to hopefully accept his engagement to conversation.
Joseph
**Anyanka Durkhan
Road to the sea, Astoria**

Anyanka had been daydreaming, intentionally distracting herself from the way the carriage jostled on the uneven road towards the coast. Crates shuffled in the carriage, the sound of wood sliding against the floors making her uneasy. It was a very gentle reminder that she'd be on a ship soon, listening to the same sounds as they sailed to Taemar. It wasn't ideal by any means, and hearing Armin address her pulled her from the memory she'd been reliving back to reality. 

"Yes, Armin?" She offered, turning her head a bit to look over her shoulder at the former Eclipse. He seemed anxious, and followed up with the hopes of gaining some answers from her. She glanced to the driver to her left, then nodded, making a bit of an effort to turn from the place she occupied to address him fully. 

"Of course, I'll answer as best I can."
Daniel
**Elias Armin
Road to the Sea, Astoria**

Anya agreed to answer Elias, as he hoped, and thought, she would. "Thank you, Your Highness." He had gotten better with the addressing over the past few days. It took a tiny bit of time to get used to, but his old manners soon fell into place.

"The first thing I'd like to ask, and, this is no challenge to your decision, but I am curious as to why I am here. Why is it that you have chosen for me to accompany you?" Elias paused as he finished the question, but picked up speaking once more to explain. "I have no experience in politics, I'm certainly no Nobleman, and, as of yet, I'm not even really proper guard." 

"I am simply curious as to why you have chosen me to accompany you, I do not mean to question your judgement" Elias finished, making sure to clarify his position.
Joseph
**Anyanka Durkhan
Road to the sea, Astoria**

"I won't take offense to your question if you don't take offense to my answer." Anya started, then shifted once more in her seat to better face him. "I asked you to accompany us because I don't trust you to be left alone yet. You've not done anything to disprove yourself to me, but you've also not had your chance to earn my trust. Having you here, among Captain Brightwater and Lord Stafford, means I've got some of my best men in close quarters to let me know if they think there's a reason I shouldn't appoint you into the training for the Eclipse." She paused. 

"Again, I have no reason to doubt you, but this is for transparency between us. I also wanted you to be able to see who _you_ will be working for. To see how I act as a Queen, and whether or not Astoria is really a place you wish to protect. The Council isn't just for nobility, it's for... Well, transparency. It's for people to see their rulers in action and to express their concerns as well as our own. It's a good place for you to be." She paused once more. "Would you rather not have been in attendance?"