[ The formality had been only to hide her true feelings. To hear from someone else that Balthier was here had hurt even more than the fact that he'd decided to announce that he was alive by letter delivered via Vaan. She was good at it now, masking her emotions behind a facade of neutrality and royalty. The Queen was better equipped to deal with the sudden reappearance of Balthier Bunansa without getting into hysterics.
It wasn't as though she had expected anything. Balthier was a free man, one she couldn't even think of tethering. So to have these sorts of feelings were, at best, ridiculous. She knew this. Knowing didn't make it easier.
She was sitting at the same table she had been at when he'd contacted her, her linkshell closed and one hand clasped over it. Before she saw him, her emotions were plainly displayed, worry and deep contemplation. The movement at the door caught her eye and when she looked up, the mask came on, and she met his gaze only briefly before turning it back to her table. ]
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It wasn't as though she had expected anything. Balthier was a free man, one she couldn't even think of tethering. So to have these sorts of feelings were, at best, ridiculous. She knew this. Knowing didn't make it easier.
She was sitting at the same table she had been at when he'd contacted her, her linkshell closed and one hand clasped over it. Before she saw him, her emotions were plainly displayed, worry and deep contemplation. The movement at the door caught her eye and when she looked up, the mask came on, and she met his gaze only briefly before turning it back to her table. ]