"Why, she was spying on us, of course, and was on her way to be delivered to 'safety' with the Winter Court," she says, with a smile that doesn't reach her eyes.<br/><br/>The gem seems to vanish from her hand, and she begins the Court function, as if nothing had happened, continuing for the better part of an hour, before she announces to the assembled group that she has a surprise.<br/><br/>"My dear Knight has brought a gift for all of us. A spy was discovered a few days ago, but managed to escape, with the assistance of some of her allies. Our Knight, however, was able to intercept their escape, and capture the spy, while killing or wounding the allies. Now, she shall be brought forth, for her punishment."<br/><br/>The Queen frees the sphinx from the gem, who looks around, at the assembled Court, obviously terrified. "Please... I didn't want to--" "Silence." The Queen's voice rings with the force of command, and any conversation on the platform over the lake falls silent, instantly.<br/><br/>"You have been found guilty of espionage and treason against the Summer Court. Your sentence will be carried out, summarily. Do you choose life, or death?" "Please, I d-don't want to die--" "Life it is, then."<br/><br/>She reaches out her hand, and grabs the sphinx under the chin. Caiaphas will feel, momentarily, bereft of magic, as the Queen, with incredible speed, weaves a spell of such complexity and power, it rivals his resurrection spell, though the process takes little longer than a few heartbeats, instead of the numerous seconds his spell took. When she finishes, his power returns, and the sphinx drops to her knees, sobbing. "Knight, come forth," the Queen says, after a moment.