Aleksandra was only seconds away from giving in and breaking his wrist when he finally let go of her. She pushed aside the pain and let herself breathe for a few moments, trying to focus on what he was saying to her. She was near-fluent in Noxan, but it was the hardest language for her to translate seeing as it was so entirely different from Ardanian. It was so much softer and fluid than her own language. An odd contrast to the people themselves, who often acted like barbarians in her opinion.

She didn't stand up when she was able to. Instead, she looked up at him and didn't bother to hide the calculating look on her face. She couldn't tell him outright that she was the vengeance-driven vigilante that every kingdom in the civilized world wanted to imprison. But she could tell him enough to keep her from being raped. But what would she say to him? Slowly, she pushed herself to her feet, actually staggering against the wall for a moment, feeling lightheaded. She could already feel the bruises forming on her throat, but bruises were like bug bites to her. After regaining her balance, she turned to him and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I'm very good at being invisible when the need arises, your Grace. And I already know a few very interesting things about your father's court that might be beneficial to you. I'm afraid I can't reveal my sources. And, as you've already surmised, I know how to defend myself. Clearly, as I'm covered in scars and none of them fatal." She did have scars everywhere. Nicks all over, especially her hands. A white line bisecting her lip from being punched, a slightly crooked nose. Peeking out from the collar of her commandeered shirt was a light burn scar that continued all along her right half. She had whip marks down her back and cuts all over her legs. Her body was a battlefield all it's own. "I can act as your servant and as your informant, if you'd give me the chance. Since I don't suppose you'd take to the idea of just letting me return home." She'd figure out a way to escape eventually. She just had to give the prince and the guards time to relax around her.