Takuma bristled at the student teacher's comment but managed to keep his cool.  He wanted to reply with a comment about how he didn't feel the student teacher was qualified to be a teacher, but angrily retorting would only prove the young man's point.<br/>Instead, Takuma just took a deep breath and looked at the leader of the soldiers, "It looks like it's up to you to decide, between the two of us, who is going to go and talk with the Queen.  Unless you have some other way to determine who is the leader of this group."<br/><br/>Listening to Rika try and console Laina, Takuma took heart from the fact that she was still holding strong despite how trying the situation was.  It gave him the courage to look at the woman in charge, his gaze unwavering and confident.