At the mention that the 'queen' thing wasn't<em>actually</em>true, she deflated, quite a bit, looking terribly disappointed. "Are... you certain?" she asked, looking a bit hurt... though, when he continued, she perked up again, surprised by the change in direction.<br/><br/>"I... see," she said, clearly having been a bit blindsided at going from what she thought was going to be a courtship to a high-stress job interview in the span of about ten seconds, and was stalling for time as she tried to reframe the situation. "I take it that you're aware of how the combat trial went, then?" she asked. "Unfortunately, a majority of my spellcasting is focused on... survival, so unless you would want me to demonstrate combat abilities, here..." she said, glancing slightly nervously at his body guards. "There... is not much I can display."