<span style="color: #BF0000">"Exactly Father. Someone who doesn't want to be tied down and live some stodgy boring life spent gathering dust." Antoinette frowns when her father mentions Allen has his sword. Something's afoot and now she wants to know what. No man alive can tell her that women cannot fight as good a man. Her father had pounded that into her head when he taught Allen and herself how to use swords. That's after his wound from the war had healed and didn't pain him to much. She hopes it isn't paining him to much as they make their way back to their carriage. Sometimes it aches when the weather changes. Antoinette would find out later what happened in the palace. Certainly no one in the palace itself would talk about it, but Antoinette still has her resources. </span><br/><br/>Taya watches the guests leave for a second. "Yes, about trading wheat and other things like that between our two nations if I remember correctly. It stands a fair chance of not being very amusing at all." She pauses to think for a second. "Of course, after your visit here I will answer the summons to Elphegort. Things should be quite a bit more interesting there." Taya wonders if Kyle is aware something is going on in there and now that holds quite a bit of attention.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Cecelia falls into her place again, blending in with the wall behind the seats of the royals, waiting for mistress to give her a command. She also keeps an eye out for anything strange.</span>