Glenn
"Stop this absolute, utter madness this instant!" *Astalios's voice thundered over the scene as he observed two fully grown knights in a petty squabble. He let his sabatons touch the sand as the both of them bickered. It was sickening. They were supposed to be knights, not hens pecking at each other for a minor offense. The petty racism of their conflict was maddening.*

"You are not a child, but given what I have seen here today, I may think you have reverted in age, given your penchant for acting like a three-year-old fighting over a toy! Clearly, the story here is not that Essme is being assaulted, Winrae, and you may shut your mouth firmly until I allow you to open it again. You are a knight of the realm, not a beggar fighting over gossip." *He spoke with the authority of his station and command position on the battlefield. There was no beating around the bush with what was transpiring, and he needed to iron out exactly what was going on.*

"If you might explain the situation clearly from the beginning, I would be indebted to you, miss Esme."

"As for you, sir..." *He turned to the tiefling, affixing him with an inquisitive eye.* "I do not believe you are in my direct command structure, so I must ask you to let Essme explain. When she is finished, you may add your own testimony, and Winrae will not speak at that juncture either. I apologize for her conduct."
Jose
As Essme turned and began to challenge Winrae even more, the grip on her greatsword seemed to tighten. She was rearing for a fight. Sure, it wouldn't be the first nor the last time the two settled their differences in combat, the two had scrapped and threw punches multiple times. Of course, no winner was ever declared given it was simply the two hotheaded women getting out their aggravations. However, it was no secret between the two that Winrae was stronger and would win in a real fight. Winrae looked as though she were about to swing on Essme, but the thundering voice of the prince caused her entire demeanor to flatten. 

Turning toward him, Winrae could do nothing more than drop to a knee and bow her head, the only way she could think of to ask for forgiveness without going against his demand to not speak unless spoken to. Though, even staying silent for the prince, Winrae telepathically spoke to her sister. *"Do not be fooled, Faydel. This is **Far** From over."* The paladin kept her head lowered, the scolding from the prince only causing the irritation in her head in heart to burn all the brighter, but she bit her tongue. The kindness he showed toward Essme only made Winrae furious, but she kept that fury contained.
Jesse
"*Can it,* **Winny.** *Your masters talking, maybe kiss his boots while you're at it. 'Holy one.'*" Essme spat back through telepathy, her jaw swiveling in wry amusement as she watched her sister bend a knee. There was nothing like karma, and any chance it was in the angels favor, she bathed in it. However, she wasn't going to disrespect royalty even if she wasn't in debt to do so. With a heavy sigh, the light paladin dipped her head apologetically to the prince before speaking up. 

"Forgive me, Prince. I know my friend here can be a bit of a hot head... But she.. Means well. Even if it comes off a bit strong." Essme's tone started from anger to gentle regret as she found herself staring over at Winrae, truly thinking about if her big sister loved her that much even after all of this. In spite of it all, the Findara knight turned her attention back to the prince and continued. "Kameros here is a bounty hunter. **I** Didn't know this until uhm.. We kind of got into an *Altercation*-" The angels eyes darted around as she tried her best to leave out how the two had fought and thus, sent them through a portal because of it. "But, as it is *My* Responsibility, i came with him to make sure he is telling the truth about the findara man he had a bounty for."

"Of course, the images you saw were misleading, to say the least. But Kam here was actually protecting me from flying out over head. Had I not seen that large beast, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you right now. So... I suppose you could say he was doing me a favor by telling me what to do to not disturb the creature."
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Fidgeting with her fingers like a young child would, Essme slightly looked back to the tiefling behind her as she gave an apologetic glance. This whole day had been a disaster from the start, and if Winrae couldn't forgive her for this- she knew damn well someone like *Him* Wouldn't even hear her out. Clearing her throat, the angel bowed her head towards the prince once more in respect.

"Once again, I apologize for wasting your time sir, but i'm sure Kameros here needs to get back as well. If you'll excuse us-"
Julio
"This is why I steer clear of red heads." Kameros sighed under his breath, but as the prince looked over to him and asked for his side of it all, he simply threw his hands up in defense. "Hey, I'm just trying to make a living your highness. Essme here wanted to check out of what I was doing was legitimate, given my bounty-" Kam gestured toward the dead man near him, "- was murdered right in front of her. He was wanted dead or alive for the kidnapping and subsequent murder of a family from Khisfire. I took up the bounty, found him, he decided to try and fight me so I did what any other man or woman would do and defended myself. Now I'd really love to get to Khisfire and collect my reward." 

While he may have came off rude and dismissive, this was simply his way of speaking. After a moment, he bowed his head in respect. "If it pleases you, your majesty." Kameros didn't have much experience with royalty. He grew up in a lower class family, royals were only something he heard stories about. This was in fact his first time meeting one. Glancing over to Essme, he heard the thoughts of the two, causing him to widen his eyes a bit. The apologetic glances from the paladin only caused him to want to be done with this sooner, though he was unsure why she felt bad for something her sister had caused in the first place.
Glenn
"So." *He summed it up with a huff.* "This is one long string of misunderstandings that could have been rectified with a simple explanation instead of all this overblown nonsense. One misunderstanding led to another, and all you had to do was talk to each other honestly instead of letting your feelings get in the way."

*He studied each of them in turn.* "Essme and Kameros, both of you may go and complete your business with the bounty. I have no right to keep you here - and neither does Winrae."

*He turned back to the aforementioned aasimar, brows furrowed into a stern frown.* "May the gods watch over you all." *It was at that moment that Astalios's feet left the sand, and he gestured for Winrae to follow him. There was no sense in bothering people that didn't need to be bothered.*