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Nym had to stop herself from scowling at the woman that insulted her magic. Kyruu didn't approve of this either, curling round behind Nym in a protective manner, his deep growl sending a nervous chill through the horses of the group, moreso of the one that the spoiled sounding woman as he glared at her mount.
"Don't Kyruu..." Nym murmered, placing a flat palm against the muzzle of the lion, unafraid of the fangs that she touched. She glared over Frederic's shoulder at the woman as she insulted the woodsman, before declaring herself to be the princess of this land. She was unimpressed by this princess. Her father had told her that the King of Alionya had been a great man with a heart of gold, it seemed that heart had not been passed on down to his daughter. Unfortunate.

"My sheild wavers as I fear facing a man I know holds great strength, and do not want to risk sending that power back to him and those he rides with. Surely, a future ruler of this land would understand that kind of fear?" She replied, watching as the princess then demanded that they leave now - obviously having no time for lower class folk like themselves. She did not appreciate her sheild having been broken, but she would let that slide for now.
Her eyes turned to Frederic as he addressed the woodsman, commenting on her presence, though was unamused as he did not use her name.
"How did you end up with the Alionian heir? You seem quite content, which can only tell me that you haven't been with her for long. A few moments has already nudged me towards the end of my pretty long fuse..." She did not care too much that she was insulting the princess in saying this, she was already questionning whether Alionya would be happier under the rule of such a spoilt woman.

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Leo watched as everyone was coming together, preparing to strike together. His gaze wandered along the stone wall as he and Sage walked, nodding to those he knew. He looked out for his wife and sons as they moved; without a doubt that they would be involved with this war. He listened to Sage, understanding why Cye was chosen, and coming to terms with Ryuu. Leo just had to face the fact that he was kept to help at the front line of the war, instead of being able to go and search for his daughter and bring her to safety. He just had to hope Sage was right in saying that Nym would be safe.
With that realisation, Leo sucked in a deep breath, pushing aside the niggles in the back of his mind to go ask to be allowed to search for Nym and to take at least his wife from the battlefield.
"Where do you want me then, Sage?" He asked, the sooner they got on with this, the sooner he'd be able to have a somewhat restful mind.