Aleksandra was just as giddy as Aulfr, and whipped off her cloak the moment the door closed behind them to reveal this grin on her face. "That was magnificent. Who ever knew that politics could be so fun when you strong-arm everyone?" She raked her hair from her face and sighed, moving to the bed and flopping down onto the sheets. "It has been a long day. I'll head out after you get me a proper meal. And I need to bathe. I feel itchy after all that fighting."

She sat up and removed her gloves and boots, giving a long, catlike stretch. "I'm going to need at least three days to complete the task you've given me. I can give messages to your contacts out in the city so you know I haven't run off, and so you can compile a list as I find out more. I'll kill him before I return. Should I make it especially gory, given that he challenged you publicly?"

She went about the now-familiar room and picked up all of her belongings, setting them neatly beside where she slept on the bed. Her staff was leaned against the wall, one of her daggers hung on the bedpost. The other went under her pillow for easy access. All of her clothes were laid out neatly, ready to be pulled on at a moments' notice. She barely had to put any thought into this routine, having done it thousands of times before sleeping, just in different beds.

"It would also be lovely if you would give me an allowance. I need to buy more clothes and equipment than what I have, and I can't always show up to events dressed like this. I need a dress or two, loathe as I am to admit it. And seeing as most women in this castle are twice my size, I won't be borrowing anything." She began to change into the clothes she'd made for herself, keeping her back turned to Aulfr as she did. "Also, have you considered what rumors your court might be spreading concerning our relationship? I do live in your quarters, and it's not as if I'm hideous," she said with a snort.