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Xi walks to the royal chambers and knocks firmly with the back of his hand. "It is Xi my queen, may I enter?" He waits a moment before one of the Queens servants comes to the door and opens it.

Its a young woman behind the door, she looks to Xi with a smile "M'lady said you may come in, though she asks you keep your back to her, she just finished with her royal bath." She bobs her head and makes her way back into the chamber.

Xi takes a few steps from the door before doing as asked and turning about. "Permission to speak My Lady." he waits quietly for her response.

The Queen wears a smile on her face as he responds to him while her maids work on tying laces and straightening out fabric "I thought that letting you in would have been a fair enough sign that I wished to hear what you had to say Sir Xi. You make speak dear."

After a small sigh the knight replies "You are correct Your Highness I should have realized. My apologies. I've notified the soldiers stationed around the perimeter of the city to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. My gut instinct tells me that the opponent will be on our doorstep before the weeks end..." He pauses a moment before continuing. "My Lady I must sincerely apologize for all of this trouble. It's my past and I feel horrible about this because the people here shouldn't have to suffer due to what happened to me. Are you sure you don't want me to leave and hopefully bring all this trouble from your door?"

All that can be heard for a few moments was the working of the maids hands on the Queens attire before the Queen finally spoke. "Good Sir need I remind you of your place here in Narean? Or perhaps what you have done for this city in these past years, the very events that put you in the position you're in now...? What ever it is that is coming for you the people of Narean who owe you for your bravery shall pay you in return with a measure of their own courage." The maids finish up and she turns around to approach Xi "You may turn around now." He does as the lady suggests to find a smile on the Queens face as she continues "Besides, I'm not finished with you just yet anyway..." As she says this she passes the man by, a rogue grin forming on her features as she slips out the door, her maids following close behind her, and the last shooing Xi out of the room.

Xi crumbles up the note in his fist and clenches his teeth. "What is he doing here already?" He sighs heavily and slams his fist into the wall. "We'll settle this today then...." Without hesitating he takes a step and launches himself out the window the little monster came in through and free falls for the ground a good distance below. His body hardens just before impact and with a powerful thud Xi lands, his body returns to normal and he starts sprinting through town, weaving nimbly through the main yard for the front gates. He breezes passed the guards up front and simply shouts over his shoulder, "CLOSE THE GATES AND PREPARE FOR BATTLE!"