Ragic continued to pout, but resigned himself to ride on the Empress' shoulder obediently as they went on about Elisabetta's day-to-day business.<br/><br/>And it wasn't even interesting business. The meeting with nobility was just to catch-her-up on the Empire's state of affairs, no huge executive decisions needed to be made, as well as for exchanging a few pleasantries between nobles and polite expressions of concern for her Highness' safety. Yuck.<br/><br/>After the meeting, Elisabetta found herself obligated to wear a gaudy, ugly garment in the palace's chapel as she led the staff and few attending nobles in prayer, then she was forced to retire to her quarters, not to rest but to go over papers needing to be signed and local concerns with her head handmaiden.<br/><br/>All the while, Valeria and Ragic stood by, dutifully attentive and watchful, even if sometimes Elisabetta noticed the boredom visibly got to them, Ragic more than Valeria.<br/><br/>After another ceremony to bless the day's work and dinner, Elisabetta found herself finally free to retire for the day and do as she pleased, which at the moment meant dragging her new friend and the Inquisitor to her private bath.