Anessa was caught off-guard for a moment before she remembered that these events weren't exactly as widely discussed in the rest of the world as they were in her own country, so he probably hadn't heard a thing about it. "Oh, well, four years ago, at the 37th Fight, my father didn't do as well as he had in previous years, so the king was talking about replacing him. My father got offended and demanded he get one more chance, but before the king could answer, my father started secretly talking with England to see if he could represent them. When the king found out, he was absolutely furious, and said we would both be removed as knights if we didn't produce a victory this time, so here I am," she elaborated quickly and without much feeling, clearly sore about the trouble her father had caused, but not unwilling to discuss it.