Each of the Comtesses had their own traits, most would never know though. Each had long practise in mimicking the other and new how to slip in and out of the others thoughts and behaviour. It allowed them to connect and understand one another, something useful in a world of politics.<br/><br/>Still, Valere remembered nobles and HonorÃ¨ servants. Together they kept tabs on both the head and body of the state.<br/><br/>Before exiting the room to rejoin the others Valere grabbed her cane. It was a dark wood and finely carved and made a most authoritarian sound upon striking the floor of this most humble palace. It pleased Valere to have it clip with each step as she fell in with her sister and their guard.<br/><br/>"Peace would be most beneficial. War may stimulate certain economies; but it destroys others."