While normally she might be wary of this man's sudden shift in interest, her own brain is muddled by recent nightmares and heavy drinking. But she's quick to latch onto his words, nodding while stepping closer and settling her other hand over his.

Nevermind that touching a queen without permission could be considered a crime. There is no real order in Paradisa, as she's reminded of again and again, and this is attention being paid to her that could end on a positive note. If she could just... If she could just focus.

"Yes, and I still know so little of the— the— the procedures expected here and you see, you see, there is a dragon where my daughter ought to be. Now if you laugh, I will slap any smile right off your face, for I am not making a jest."