Why, I wished to pay you my respects, in your new role in the Clubs. I neglected to after your coronation, and for that I apologise. [Upon closer examination, she's tired, but much of it is hidden by her makeup.]

[Alexander, she can tell, is as militaristic as she has been told. Weapons close at hand, and a body used to fighting often. It sends an unwelcome chill down her spine.]