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His ears folded in renewed displeasure; he did not care for her newfound tongue, nor her continued refusal to return home. Sahrotaar had been subdued; this he had assured her, and still she would not accept. Stifling the anger that flared momentarily in his emerald eyes, Xerxes motioned for the two young women to return unto their posts behind him, and then returned his attention to Paarthurnax. The little blossom he had known was no more; in her place was a fiery and determined woman, and though irritation mounted in his breast at her foolhardy decision, the Persian found pride in her all the same. Features softening, the man gave a ragged sigh. "What of Nita, your mother, Paar? Her heart will surely ache."