(I'll continue describing what Zaleila is up to after she leaves the courtroom to keep the pace going)<br/><br/>*Zaleila was thrilled at how the court recieved her, but she knew exactly what she wanted*, "In that case, I could use a proper bath, the journey here has left me in dire need of a good washing...I'm rather hungry as well though I would have only a little to eat, I'm saving room for one of your famous parties. I believe a plate of appatizers would sate this belly until then", *Zaleila gave a unique tripple bow to queen Francesca and the court to either side, this bow was a parting bow from Haldengrove, and had the one preforming the gesture hold their hands just below their throat and just above their belly as they did so. It was set that way to remind the user of whomever was feeding them and to control their voice for those special people. For in Haldengrove it was believed that hunger comes from the throat as much as the stomach.*<br/><br/>*Zaleila was taken to a room of class, wrapped in fine silk and needlework. The overal theme was varying shades of green with pink and yellow embroidery, layered in a white patterns of flowers Zaleila had only seen in books*, "Hmm, I've never felt silk like this...its certainly smooth...though I fear the spinner silk from back home is of a higher quality, yet another quality item to be negotiated in the trade discussions."<br/>{Plumbing Note}<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">I'm going to assume they have primitive plumbing technology (think Hayao Miyazaki's spirited away with Komaji the boiler man. A servant or several in this case, tends to a boiler, so that hot water is readily available all day long.</div></div></div><br/>*Soon Zaleila was lead to a bathing room, where a servant awaited to tend to her needs. Her mandibles clicked at first but as the servant boy worked a sweet berry shampoo into her mane she loosed a soft "OOooh" and just melted into the warm bathwater*, "How did you ready a bath so quickly? Was it prepared in preperation for my arrival? Such consideration for a foreign guest, I will speak well of your hospitality in my report", *The servant boy said little on the matter, he was afraid that Zaleila would eat him should he speak out of line, not because she was monstrous but because it was commonplace in Francescas court, especially among the Duchy.*<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Note: Duchy is the term used to describe the Territory of a Duke or Duchess, just as a kingdom to a King/Queen. In this context it refers to the class of Dukes and Duchess' within Francescas' kingdom.</div></div></div><br/><br/>*As she bathed several visitors from the court passed by out of curiosity some stopping for a bit of conversation usually inquiring as to her habbits or her outlook, some would make fat jokes and she'd reply with the wit of a jester with comments of approval towards her own weight*, "If I were skinny I'd be far more intimidating, I prefer charm over brute strength, after all, what need I for swift strides when surrounded by swift swordsmen?"<br/><br/>*Soon Zaleila was clean and refreshed, and ready to re-enter the courtroom, now dressed in a fine grey dress top of spinner silk, the sheen of the dress was marvelous, the varying shades of gray forcing the golden color of her body to become even more present, and her fine freshly groomed hair glistening from tip to tail, those bold black stripes showing a particularely superb luster. She bowed as she re-entered the court and immediately began to mingle with other courtiers.*