Theasar, for his part, had used his time since arriving at the keep in much the same way, he had cleaned up, shaved the few days’ worths of beard from his face, and changed into more suitable clothing. When she reached him, gone was the armor, in favor of more comfortable clothing, though it still had the air of a uniform more than the sort of regal clothing one expected to see on the leader of a city. They were meeting in what appeared to be a library of sorts,  three walls were lined with bookshelves, or racks containing maps, the fourth opened up onto a small garden, the doors were opened wide to allow in the cooling evening air<br/><br/>“Ahh, princess….I hope you are feeling refreshed” he said indicating a table in the center of the room. It had been largely cleared,  a small meal having been set out for them in place of what was likely normally on the table. Theasar moved over and pulled a stopper from a decanter of wine and filled two glasses before placing one in front of a chair “join me…” he invited, waiting for her to be seated before settling himself as well.<br/><br/>“You managed the travel well,” he said lifting his glass in salute “I’ve seen many people who considered themselves quite hardy falter under those conditions.” He said with a smile “We have baths here fed by hot springs, ask your maid and they can show you where, I suggest you use them this evening, you will be sore in the morning.”<br/><br/>He sighed looking at the food that was being set before them, he was filling the time with small talk, waiting till the servants departed fully before getting to the heart of the matter. “So...you have a civil war on your hands,” he said quietly “As the heir your claim is obvious, those who would supplant you will want to get their hands on you, either to force a surrender or a marriage to legitimize their claim.”<br/><br/>He studied her a moment “So what are you going to do?”<br/>