Cassius took a breath of precious air before entering from the [i]"Monarchy side"[/i] - the side that opposed Blank and Karn's character. In a realistic situation, he would never ally himself with anyone who tries to suppress anyone against their will.

[i]"Oh my god... How do I improvise without killing anyone..."[/i] Cassius might have been a hunter, a person who did not quite excel at everything, but excelled at things in smaller burst... He had to think of a way to improvise without hurting Karn. He did not like the notion of blindly hurting others, but in Baku's case, he quite literally asked for it. But... It wasn't because of Karn's gender, but it was the simple fact he just did not like hitting others without cause... even if he can be quite irritated at times and quite literal. He has to be as a Hunter, but even he had a sense of humor somewhere... But never usually on the job. 

Rather than Cassius blindly shooting precious ammunition at Karn, he removed the Precious metal from the Blunderbuss he carried and placed a gentle frost in there that he projected from his own body, he shot a cool mist at the [i]"Dragon"[/i], it fired to look like a ball of snow; but it faded into a cold mist, the water could be felt easily without over saturating her. [i]She must have been burning in there... [/i] he thought. Besides, he did not need words to help them, he just needed to look active and calm.

Monica meanwhile was preparing the ship. It took a lot out of her seeing as she usually watched Baku do so, but she had observed enough to be viable to him. If he were not shitfaced drunk, she'd ask him. But that never ends well. 

[b]"I! Shall not allow thee to disrupt this land's monarchy no more! Begone demon of hell!"[/b] Cassius had a natural regal tone to his voice. He had to help stall... Didn't he? Might as well start trying... [i]"What am I doing with my life? I am pointing a weapon at a person in a prop... Doesn't this kind of make me look like a huge hypocrite on stage... Considering I am helping them Take the Princess...? Eeehh... This is just a play... I believe anyone should have the choice to choose what they want in life, but this just feels very wrong."[/i] He suppressed a chuckle before shooting another ball of condensed frost, it releasing a spray of mist. At least Karn and her cohort would not burn up... Though it might make Blank look sweaty... 

[i]"Normally... I would be against this... But this does help a character look like he is struggling... Hey! I did something useful![/i] In Cassius' mind, he felt a bit more relaxed that... this was working better than he expected. It looked more convincing, and the Audience liked it for the most part, maybe not directly cheering him on, but the entire set piece. 

The Queen was quite taken by the set piece. "Ooooh! Beatrix! Garnet is missing the best scene! A Dragon is a good sign of the Climax! And the Outfits get better as they switch actors out! But where is the fencer! She did astonishingly in the early act!" Brahne harked rather happily. Tantalus sure impressed Royalty.

Beatrix however was trying to observe the actions below... The footwork was steady enough, but she had never seen such a weapon, it seemed foreign to her. But she could understand the practical use of it. [i]"It is just to compensate for a lack of skill..."[/i] she thought.