Redhawk Caldera eighty-fourth

the caldera was more grand than the queensguard had expected. the boy who comes to meet them seems... primitive, and he serves as a stark reminder that zaahira had grown used to the riches of akashingo.
she studies him with a pass of wildfire eyes, roving from his strong shoulders to the seemingly naive curiosity written on his face. each title is listed by the servant boy. she says nothing at first, waiting with a raised brow for her priest colleague to detail their predicament; he was much better at diplomacy than she.