"You have not, General." The Queen's voice was soft as usual. "I understand you. No need to worry or justify yourself." After these words, she allowed the General to make a decision. When he finally decided to trust her with his wound, the Queen nodded.<br/><br/>"I would not have insisted in doing this had not been for two reasons, general", she stated, calmly. "One would be that it is obviously causing you pain and it is in my best interest that you are in the best possible condition - I am sorry if it is a selfish reason. I promise the other one is a little better". As she spoke, the Queen motioned for the General to move closer to the fire.<br/><br/>Her small and delicate hands untied the piece of cloth from the man's leg and she studied the wound, carefully, not yet touching it. "It is that you have saved my life, and Marina's, despite being in great pain. And as an additional reason I only now think of, for being kind to my sons." With these words, she finally touched the wound, feeling it first, as softly as possible. As she did so, the Queen kept talking, maybe to distract the man's attention. "Are you fond of children, General?"