The Queen listens carefully; it's clear that some of his words go past her, but she also gets the primary message pretty strongly. The Princess seems to have a harder time following, but still gets the gist of the story. Blossom looks lost; of course, if she's as naive as she acts, she likely doesn't know what a balista is, let alone the other concepts he's discussing.<br/><br/>"Please, continue," the Queen says, after a moment of silence.