[h2]Tyaethe[/h2] 

Oh. That was… hmm, interesting, and not [i]just[/i] because her pillow falling out from under her was strangely disconcerting. Good on those guys to have found a way in while the rest of them went to deal with the gate guard. But this was [i]also[/i] bad news, as now they were entirely within a fae realm. That meant… right, she [i]did[/i] have seniority and experience, she couldn't just wait for someone else to get to the point. Even if that meant dealing with a fairy queen…

And, as the captain had already found out, there was [i]very[/i] little that the realm's ruler couldn't do if she wanted it. The restrictions of normal magic meant so little in a place like this, and it wasn't like any of them had special protection. Well, maybe [i]she[/i] had a little, as one of Reon's devoted and her own mana, but that wouldn't be enough to pick an [i]aggressive[/i] stance without preparation.

"It [i]was[/i] just a big snake," Tyaethe said with a shrug, pushing past the other knights so that the Moonlit Queen would actually [i]see[/i] her, eyes closed. "Doesn't matter if it regenerates, without any sort of support, it's not [i]that[/i] special. I've killed a dozen things like it and it doesn't hold a candle to a [i]dragon[/i]."

She opened one eye. "Besides, your guardian wasn't the one that let us in, was it? Isn't that more important than some replaceable construct?"