Though she is watching, the Summer Queen doesn't seem particularly stressed by this discussion - hence her not having any particular eagerness to force it to an end. She exchanges glances with the Maiden, however, and the Maiden seems to be growing impatient with this. And so, she speaks.
"It would not be the Rose Queen's place to aid in a mission like this... and I don't appreciate your attempts to recruit from my Court with prizes that are not yours to offer," she looks at Strange, and there is a calm but cutting disapproval in her eyes. "It sounds as if you do not speak for your kin, just as the Rose Queen cannot speak for the Summer Court."
"We can discuss recruitment once the rest of this has been settled. You have already met some of the best we have to offer in Ignatius," she says, carefully. "Hopefully you can find yourself satisfied with more of his kind, if this treatise is agreed upon."
Ignatius looks surprised to be referenced - and even more so that it's in a positive light. His face and shoulders glow with additional brightness, and he inclines his head in acknowledgment.
The Rose Queen has been looking at Steven, stunned, since he spoke - even more baffled after Strange speaks and Steven shuts him down. There is a wild longing there that may never go away, but she's at least caught off guard enough to be quiet.
"That in mind," the Summer Queen says, "my discussion with the Maiden is near concluded. After that, I would like to hear from others in the Court, and in the Maiden's care. There is much I do not know about your kind, and about the events you have witnessed."
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"It would not be the Rose Queen's place to aid in a mission like this... and I don't appreciate your attempts to recruit from my Court with prizes that are not yours to offer," she looks at Strange, and there is a calm but cutting disapproval in her eyes. "It sounds as if you do not speak for your kin, just as the Rose Queen cannot speak for the Summer Court."
"We can discuss recruitment once the rest of this has been settled. You have already met some of the best we have to offer in Ignatius," she says, carefully. "Hopefully you can find yourself satisfied with more of his kind, if this treatise is agreed upon."
Ignatius looks surprised to be referenced - and even more so that it's in a positive light. His face and shoulders glow with additional brightness, and he inclines his head in acknowledgment.
The Rose Queen has been looking at Steven, stunned, since he spoke - even more baffled after Strange speaks and Steven shuts him down. There is a wild longing there that may never go away, but she's at least caught off guard enough to be quiet.
"That in mind," the Summer Queen says, "my discussion with the Maiden is near concluded. After that, I would like to hear from others in the Court, and in the Maiden's care. There is much I do not know about your kind, and about the events you have witnessed."