Siravii watched with a muted curiosity as the light elf paygan examined the severed head with morbid fascination. The man could<span style="font-style: italic">have</span>it for all he cared, though Soma and the desh might have some conflicting opinions about it. He didn’t care - he just knew that he was done looking at it. And so he turned his gaze away in favor of looking to the queen addressing him. “There were no tracks, Your Grace. There were no smells.” He shook his head solemnly, eyes focusing on the table politely. He only let them rest there for a second until he felt another set of eyes on him. They belonged to the prince, he realized - a gaze that was young and full of vigor, wonder, and dangerous naivety. “They did not bleed,” he spoke, hollowly. Though, he wasn’t sure if he was addressing the queen to answer her question of anything unusual, or to her son to stop his excitement before it began.<br/><br/>It was too late for that, unfortunately. The excitement was already there, and the boy was already speaking out of his ass about sending Siravii back in there again. The decision was not up to him - if it was, he would have never given it a second thought. However, it seemed that Soma had other ideas.<br/><br/>“This<span style="font-style: italic">does</span>require a unilateral effort. The Whitewood is holy ground; it is not just ours or yours to protect,” Soma began, putting on airs as he so often did when he was speaking on behalf of the desh - who was right there to speak for himself.<span style="font-style: italic">Tell me that you’re not agreeing to this,</span>Siravii pleaded in his mind.<span style="font-style: italic">It sounds a lot like you’re agreeing to this.</span>“A team should consist equally of individuals chosen by Desh Aloth and Queen Seifr.”<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Fuck sake, Soma, you stupid fuck.</span><br/><br/>The desh hummed thoughtfully at the idea, looking intently to Fyr. “You have your mother’s eager hand for leadership. Like a leader, then, surely you will be heading this investigative team that you’re preparing?”