"I understand, your highness."<br/><br/>*grinning*<br/><br/>"If you will allow me to dress as I wish I will be happy to keep all my other extracurricular activities most discreet, your highness.  I assure you I have no intentions of disrupting your court by my appearance or mannerisms.  I have my ways of doing things just as you and your people do, and we are both from very different cultures.  I will respect yours if you will respect mine."<br/><br/>*Seeing that the conversation was ending, Sukkana turned, adding one last thought*<br/><br/>"However, if my presence and appearance continues to cause scandal on sight in your court, then perhaps it would be best if I did not maintain any court presence at all and instead arranged all my meetings and dealings with your majesty entirely out of the public eye.  It would probably save us both much time and trouble that way, wouldn't you agree?  In any case, think on it and send your answer to me when you decide."<br/><br/>*Bowing as the curtain was drawn and instantly wiping the friendly smile off her face mere seconds beforehand, Sukkana effortlessly adopted the expression of a small child who had just been scolded by a headmaster for not doing her schoolwork, and went back to her place, eager to be dismissed and ready to embark incognito on a wild night of very ignoble debauchery in the city and finding out just what the rest of the populace got up to in this place.  And if a 'former' notorious burglar could just so happen to turn up any dirt on any remaining vipers in Eclypsia's court in so doing?  Well...all the better*