Upon hearing the man beside him so helpfully convey the identities of those involved in the scuffle before him the context of the outburst began to make sence. (I see...so she is royalty....and the Queen of Temerak. If I am not mistaken, and as the title the man had given her 'ruler of the skies' Temerak is likely as it sounds a city within the sky,......now that I would love to see. I have been to many cities, or what remains of them, beneath the earth, but never have I visited a populous that lived among the clouds.) Xarces' mind going off on a bit of a tangent, as he was quite fascinated with the idea, and then perhaps it was his subconscious simply longing and dreaming to find a place where he was accepted and belonged that led him to day dream of such things. Most inhabitants of this earth that he had encountered typically had one of two reactions upon seeing him as he truly was, and that was of either being wary and suspicious or absolutely enthralled, by his appearance.<br/><br/>As the scene continues to play out before him, Xarces thinks further on the words the man beside him had spoken. (The onyx stone?....I am not familiar with that one.....it sounds dark but...) he wracking his brain thinking back on the tablets he had read, (Could that be the one they referred to as the stone of light?....) Listening further the elder man proceeds to mention not only having seen the one who found it, but also he mentioned the possibility of the obsidian stone being found as well. (Obsidian.....that must be the polar opposite to the onyx....oh this is certainly exciting news if it is true. Here I came seeking information and the chance to obtain any of the normal elemental stones I could get my hands on, and here we have someone speaking of what the text made out to be legendary stones indeed. Why If I where to have the opportunity to get my hands on such stones....) Xarces would let his adventurous and relic hunting spirit get the better of him as he entertains such notions within his mind.<br/><br/>The scene would end with Julianna raising her hand, and seemingly choking the breathe from Hubert right before his very eyes. As the tension in the crowd mounted, as everyone seemed hesitant as to what to do, Xarces knew he had to act. He not one to let opportunity pass him by, but what would he do? He both would love to get to know the queen, would love to impress her, would love to visit her city, and on the other hand he wanted to gain as much information from the elder on the potential location and existence of such legendary stones as he was able. He truly was put in a very hard place, as beautiful women, and rare relics and artifacts where his two weaknesses and loves in this world, and in a sense both where laid out before him in a struggle against one another. But to chose between one and the other.....or perhaps there was no choice to be made at all....perhaps he could both gain a bit of the queen's favor as well as being able to indulge the old man, lending him an ear to speak his tale.<br/><br/>(It's now or never.....you came all this way for just this sort of opportunity.....) he reminds himself steeling his nerves before taking a deep breath before stepping forth from the crowd. Having dealt with rulers of nations in the past he knew enough on how to address them. He would walk several steps before kneeling before the queen. He would then speak whilst looking to the ground, his voice was unlike anything most in attendance had likely heard, angelic in nature, both strong and commanding, and yet soft and soothing, containing a hint of mystery and darkness. "Your Majesty, if you would allow it perhaps I can be of assistance. My name is Xarces, and I am an adventurer, and archeologist of sorts. If there is any truth to the words this man speaks I can see to it that the matters are resolved. He is clearly troubled, perhaps if I where given quarter to speak with him in private I could talk some sense into him, or at the very least, I can lend an ear for him to get whatever troubles him off his chest. If then he continues to make public scenes to incite fear among the populous then I shall leave his fate to be decided by the proper authorities." Xarces not wanting to seem as if trying to waist the queens time, he makes sure to make his offer as easy for her to accept as he is able, making sure to hit as many details as he was able in his opening statement.  (Either this is going to work.....or I'm going to jail...or perhaps worse.....) he kids himself as he waits to see what response his approach might invoke.