He glanced over to the Queen as she spoke to him, and then refrained from glaring at the 'order.' He sighed, and then handed his drink to Night, raising an eyebrow in silent question as she took it, before heading back to the center of the stage. He walked slowly around her, before turning back to the Queen. "Very well."<br/><br/>He turned back to the sphinx, and grabbed her shoulder, before reaching out magically and 'grabbing' her. He had learned a bit about manipulating minds, and more about altering the aura's of things, but this was the first attempt at altering someone else's aura to match his. If nothing else, the fact her aura was shifted toward his would count as 'claiming' her. Provided it didn't kill her, of course.