She smiled and picked up the smaller spoon since it fit her tiny hand better. She picked up a bit of food and tasted it. It was delicious and she looked up at him with bright green eyes. "<span style="color: #BF0000">This is delicious.</span>" she said softly and sipped a small and tender sip from her glass.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: #BF0000">As for your question, well, I was doing reconnaissance when you found me. I was looking into the guard leader because I'd learned he was once adviser to my father and was demoted for sharing vital information about my father's commerce and how it was placed in the shadows that he was dealing in illegal trades from the Uthranians. I was going to get the information from him and then use it, along with other Nobles of the kingdom to stand behind me to have him arrested and impeached, then I was going take his place, and honestly, reach out to your nation to see if you were interested in more trade or joining us in our lucrative commerce. And if that didn't work...well, I've been training in secret to become an assassin...</span>" She said softly and then looked up at him.<br/><br/>Her eyes seemed to darken a bit, and her expression was stoic. "<span style="color: #BF0000">My father was a wretched man. He taught me all I needed to know to become queen, but he never once made me feel like a daughter. I was nothing more than student to him. I was not born a son to him, so he wasn't very interested in me in general. So, I basically was raised by nurse maids and ladies in waiting. Leaving me where I am now.</span>" she said calmly, looking like her usual self and not as dark and sinister. It was clear that Kage Li was more than met the eye. She was definitely not stupid, nor was she one who feared easily. But one wasn't sure how short her fuse was. Or what other interesting features about her was hidden.