>>10071299>[The Queen locks eyes with Priscilla the moment she enters the room, but never even glances at Gustavo, noticeably at least. Her father taught her to never acknowledge the help, or it would be lashings on the knuckles. She clenches her fist involuntarily at the thought, but quickly relaxes her posture. The Queen’s tone is polite, with an air of excitement to it]: “Madam DiVanna-Eriksen – or do you prefer, ‘Divine’? It is a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. I have, shall we say, admired you from afar for quite some time, now. I must say, your new manse is quite spectacular. I was surprised to hear about the fire, but it seems you were able to rebuild in fine style. And then of course there is the matter of that senseless vandalism of late. Truly, there are some corrupt people in the world to want to tear down something that such an upstanding and noble family like yours would build.”
“As for my business... well, as you may know, I recently had some issues with a local farmer, and it was drawn to my attention that I came across... for lack of a better term, ‘cruel’. I cannot say I agree, myself, but a Queen is nothing without the respect of her people. Thus, I sought to learn more of this Spaghetti Town, and its residents. You may not be surprised to hear that your name, or indeed your Mansion, was brought up relatively early. A quarrel at the WWA Dojo, between one of your... ‘trainees’, a redhead. And her tanned ‘friend’.”
