The Blue Lion

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Hitomi turned around slowly, mustering the girl that just not only broke the silence, but made the whole bar listen to her response. Her gaze was curious, investigating, as if she tried to see right through the facade. It wasn't exactly provoking, but it made everyone meeting her eyes feel uneasy, and she knew how to use this effect, both on her subordinates and strangers.

After almost twenty seconds of silent mustering, she decided that the tease was just the usual bretonian casual attitude, and not meant as an offense. Her muscles relaxed, and her face looked a bit less like it was made out of marble.

"It's not like you'd have said alcohol here, do you", she answered with an almost unnoticeable smirk and a slightly more relaxed tone, almost... Friendly, at least for her standards. Another sip from the tumbler emptied it, and without breaking eye contact, she refilled it - a bit more than the barkeeper would, definetely - and continued: "although I am curious what you mean with... 'late' majesty, miss...?"