Sanguine leaned back as he felt with his foot for the carriage steps, using the handle from the door to help himself inside. Eyes followed him in swiftly, not waiting for an invite. There was another in the carriage as well, San could sense that she was small in stature but not much else, with so many bodies in the small compartment there was no room to bow, but San had seen that Prince Henrik cared little for such formalities.<br/><br/>"My Prince." San said respectfully, bowing from his neck instead. "I was detained by the Queen Alyssa herself, though I wasn't threatened by her directly, she made it clear that I was not free to leave the city as I pleased."<br/><br/>San held Eyes' harness tightly, not at all wanting the dog to go wild sniffing at these members of the Aserit royalty. He sat across from Henrik and his companion, tucking his wolf under his legs for safe keeping as he began to deliver his report of Castle Theiri.<br/><br/>"The queen is clearly running the show, and if the rumors are to be believed she has already incapacitated the king and assumed his power. Though I can assure you that no ambush awaits at the palace, I would strongly caution you and yours to have your food and drink tasted by your servants just in case." Sanguine began, gesturing with his hands as he did his best to frame the Theiri Palace in an honest and helpful light. "The newly acknowledged Princess Juli is a formidable foe as well. She is suspicious and fierce, the Princess ordered me locked in chains within my first few moments within the palace. She moved like someone who has seen the battlefield and could defend herself efficiently in any conflict.”<br/><br/>Sanguine paused to moisten his lips, considering for a moment just how much of what he’d seen at the palace. Erin, the Fool had proven herself cunning and loyal to the Theiri royals, valuing her “guilded cage” above her own freedom. But relaying the full extent of her cunning to Prince Henrik who could be quite calculating, cold and cruel in his own right, would put his new confidant in mortal danger.<br/><br/>“The palace also employs a fool, though sometimes her sense of humor creates... tense moments, I believe her to be harmless and entertaining.”  Sanguine said, doing his best to impersonate Henrik’s detached, unreadable tone, while throwing in just a hint of mirth as if remembering Erin’s act. “The palace itself is heavily garrisoned with several hundred armed militia, though near as I can tell, garrisoning is all they do. They take shifts on and off guard duty and harass the serving girls. The threat of violence exists, but I would assess a twenty percent likelihood to any attempts at conflict. I doubt very much they want to see the Bloody Ravens in action within their capitol.”<br/><br/>With his report given, Sanguine leaned back against the far carriage wall, turning his face toward the other person in the carriage.<br/><br/>“I’m sorry, I don’t believe we’ve met.”