Are you listening to a word I've said? You aren't in any trouble, I just want to talk to you. And that wasn't a queen. There's only one queen in Thorne and she's never even set foot here in Nott. Nor do we have any royal guards anywhere in the city as they apparently can't be spared. I just want to know how the capitol treated you and what they had you do.

[Now that it seems the girl has calmed down Lyle rises and moves to the door to call for a plate of food to be brought in from the kitchens.]