Makoto had heard the words of the Princess, though her eyes were diverted away as she scrambled to untangle herself, her mind did grasp ahold of the fact that the woman's voice did sound strikingly familiar. Makoto had been present for a dozen speeches by the Princess, had met her on numerous occasions when she had spoken to the trainees and so on. She had been a caring young woman, and Makoto had never forgotten her kindness... which is what made that damn bandit's use of the Princess' name all the more infuriating!<br/><br/><strong>"You are TOO a ba-!"</strong>Finally untangled, Makoto leaped to her feet and had a hand partially pulling her great royal blade from her sheath when her eyes finally met Serenity's own, and her entire body came to a stop. It was as if time itself had halted her body, her mind reeled and for a few seconds it became simply impossible to react. She tried to rationalize that this was all a trick, some magic, some kind of prank, but the gentle insistence of the crystal beneath her armor and her own eyes quieted all of those thoughts.<br/><br/><strong>"P...P-P-P... Princess Serenity!"</strong>Makoto exclaimed, throwing herself down to a knee as the blade on her back returned to the depths of it's sheath.<strong>"Princess! You, you survived! How... how... did anyone else in the Royal Family escape?! Then all I have done has been for this, the Solarius Kingdom can return!"</strong>she said in praise, her eyes, slowly beginning to water as she looked up to Serenity in praise.