<span style="font-style: italic">His caution wasn't misplaced, not only did the Queen secretly have the guards close off the borders, but she had signaled her Crow to retrieve the guild, as no judgement could be passed without each vote. "Come child, sit, unless you do not trust a Queen in her own Kingdom?" The Inn fell deathly silent, and now she had him cornered. If he didn't sit down, the city would turn against the outsider, if he did, the Commoners would trust her judgement. This was her Weapon, she always knew how to get what she wanted. "Hurry Vadim, I do believe this is Check, best make the right move, Lest Check, becomes Checkmate." Ah the Chess talk, Elizabeth was Malencia's Chess Champion, and her Battle Strategies followed the same deceit and trickery.</span>