Princess Juliette stood near the queen and the prince—she had not been given her own seat in the throne room, which was perhaps unsurprising given that the former barely tolerated her. While the princess looked every bit a royal in her elaborate and expensive dress, there were subtle signs of her background. One was her situational awareness—she was much less obvious about it than her bodyguard Nira, but Juli was also watching carefully for threats, as much out of habit as due to the situation. Her expression was neutral as she carefully sized up the newcomers. Also of note was that Nira had both a two-handed axe and a sword, impossible to use at the same time—the latter weapon was Juli’s, as she felt much more at ease knowing it was within reach.<br/><br/>Much less subtle was Juli’s Far Eastern look—anyone could tell that she could not be a daughter to both the king and the queen. Of course, if the Aserit had any intelligence operatives in Theiri at all, they knew this part of the story. The news that the king had acknowledged an illegitimate, foreign daughter had been quite the scandal.<br/><br/>Juli’s gaze lingered a bit longer on the two Aserit princes, considering them further—if things went well (for the negotiations, if not her Juli personally) she might be forced to marry one of them. More likely the younger, since he was less likely to become king. She was careful not to look too long at the Aserit queen, as she was very taken by the older woman’s beauty and commanding presence. Of course, there was no reason to suppose the queen was interested in the touch of other women, and regardless the very idea of endangering the peace process with a sexual advance was ludicrous.