Nyrissa would see little flickers of red travelling down his spine as they talked over him like some kind of animal. Devaguea had had enough of that while a slave, and it had driven him almost like a madness since then. But thankfully Shyka cut them off by insinuating they were being blindly lawful, which meant he didn't need to do anything.<br/><br/>Then he got the 'requests' and it was all he could do to not react, but he did keep his tone civil as he addressed Shyka directly. "Three days is going to be difficult, but I will attempt to fulfill it. If you will excuse me, Eldest, we will get started immediately."<br/><br/>He gave each Eldest a bow, before withdrawing from the clearing, already contacting Talia to let Sena know she would be joining his group, with Hoots, to do two things. As the quartet teleported out, and landed back in the castle courtyard, they were immediately accosted to assist the guard in clearing a bloom in the Hanging Gardens, during which he turned to Nyrissa. "Well, I have no idea how to prove to the Lost Prince I deserve these lands. Do you have any ideas?"