The Queen took a step back as the General yelled at his men to protect her. The two women - the Queen had pulled her handmaiden close to her so she could also be kept safe - watched with apparent shock as the man's throat was cut.<br/><br/>Without hesitation, the Queen and Marina allowed themselves to be led to the coach. The poor Handmaiden shook like a leaf as the Queen tried to calm her down. She looked a bit shocked, but not completely startled like Marina.<br/><br/>As they moved away from the city, the two women frowned. Obviously, they knew the protocol stated that they should return to the palace should anything happen. The moment the logs started rolling, the two women looked outside, only to retreat when the carriage was flipped to the side.<br/><br/>Luckily for them, the two women only sustained minor injuries. Marina had started crying and mumbling something that sounded like "they are going to kill us", and the Queen seemed to keep part of her cool as the coach driver had gotten on his feet and made for her in another attempt on her life.<br/><br/>As things were still a little messy, the Queen had no choice but to trust her own skills. The driver would be met with a dagger on his expected victim's hand. In a reflexive movement, the dagger would find its way into the man's neck, and out again once he dropped at the Queen's feet. Only then - a strange sparkle in her eyes - would the Queen speak. "One has to stand up for herself in desperate times", she murmured to no one in particular as she cleaned her dagger.