Moonspear comedic timing

No mention was made towards him, but the boy thought he caught a glimmer of recognition by the queen and it made his blood run cold. Enough to draw him back a step among the shadows of the trees, where he lurked and watched.
The stranger spoke; they were bold, but perhaps good health warranted as much. Tye could not fathom being so forthright when faced with a powerful entity like Hydra, whose very presence made him shiver. There was another; a pale creature who boasted of a vale, to which he gave a vague glance, but she was nothing by comparison to the brutal warrior he had pledged himself. Idly he wondered why she would seek to provoke his queen, but... Tye was not a warrior, and could not defend Hydra's honor.
She was fit enough to do that herself.