<span style="font-size: 12px">Queen Rhene watched as the men kept their distance from Koa, huddling like a group of prey attempting to survive in numbers. However amusing it was, Rhene’s face was stone cold as she watched the show of just how gutless these men were. Just as gutless as the men of Siguran, if not more. Though it seemed Rhene had underestimated the one member of the group, as one of the men addressed her- Not the one she had taken interest in, but what seemed to be his second-in-command. At least he was smart enough to address her with respect… Still dumb enough to speak out of turn. It was just proof of what kind of society these men had come from. Where a man could speak freely, and expect a woman to listen.<br/>
“~Your men will learn quickly” Rhene spoke coldly, watching as Koa continued to make her way through the group ripping what fabric she could get her strong hands on from the bodies of the men.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12px">However the second-in-command was quick to turn attention to his friend, the leader of this group it seemed. Though Rhene wondered if she had gotten the dynamic all wrong, after all- It was this man that spoke to her, and not the supposed leader. A man who spoke far too much. <br/>
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Breathing out a small breath of frustration, Rhene looked to one of her ladies. Zya, a striking blonde younger than the other ladies. She was a breathtaking sort of beauty, striking green eyes that could be seen from miles away. She wore a dress of silken green fabric that brought out the green of her eyes even further, the dress cut out at her middle showing the well toned body that laid beneath the dress. <br/>
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This man needed to be silenced, and adorning far less clothing. Nodding silently to Zya, Rhene returned her attention back to the men as Zya stepped down from her place with the queen’s ladies. Removing her dagger from its place in her thigh garter, walking without a word towards the man. Perhaps it would look as if she were to kill him, but men were never killed-- Unless they harmed a lady. <br/>
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Gasps sprung out from the hall as the wordless leader suddenly put himself between his far too wordy second in command. No, Rhene had it right. He most definitely was the leader of this group of castaways. Rhene was quick to her feet at the ballsy move, he still wore all his clothing- He could still have a weapon. Though there was no panic in how Rhene stood, no panic behind her eyes. <br/>
“Zya” she said quietly. The blonde was clinging to her dagger tightly, as if she were considering cutting down the man who had put himself between herself and the other. With the queen uttering her name however, Zya stepped back as the queen once again descended the stairs to join her lady’s side before stepping to where her lady had been standing in front of him.<br/>
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“~You are courageous” Rhene spoke as her dark blues locked on his “~Far too courageous for your own good” Rhene warned. “~You will learn a man’s place in Siguran. There are no ranks when you are a man” Rhene’s cold expression slowly returned to its smirking state as her hand once again returned to his shirt where she grasped the top and with one motion ripped the fabric down and off his body without an ounce of hesitation. Why would she hesitate? She had 6 ladies that would protect her, and guardians present that would not hesitate themselves to tear these men apart if they dared hurt their queen.<br/>
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The fabric fell apart under the strength of her hand, ripping apart at the middle and fluttering down his shoulders revealing the bare chest that laid beneath the surface. A bare chest that was adorned with something metallic. Something familiar yet something Rhene had not seen before. It was an amulet, uniquely Siguran. A sight that had the face of the queen dropping, as she stepped back from the man. <br/>
"~Thief" she hissed, causing Zya to once again step forth holding the dagger as if she were ready to slice the man from head to pelvis at any moment. These men were from the outside, they came from lands beyond Siguran and yet they were in possession of <i>that</i>.</span>