The Second.... Thingy

"Explain yourselves." He commands. It is the tone of someone who is used to being obeyed immediately.
Behind him, about him, a few guards are coming around from their poisonous nap. Groggy blinking; clumsy, sleep-swollen hands fumbling to check upturned helmets, or grasp weapons, or smooth ruffled feathers. A muffled "wut happnd" slurs from someone's numb lips. Two piles of black ash smoulder silently upon the dais.
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"Yeah... see about... yer peopzzzzzskrh..." Argues someone behind Shonagon. Here and there members of the audience are slowly rousing themselves.
The prince remarks, "Truly I am touched by your concern for others, Lady." He might be trolling. On the other hand, it appears that he does recognize her as something a little above the typical rabble.
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"Given that you incinerated the people I suspect may have been able to provide answers, I'm unsure what other help we could be." She smiles wryly, but it's mostly hidden by her fan. "Not that I could argue that you acted in any unjustified manner. You very well may have saved our lives by doing so, and I thank you for it."
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It is an item of interest to him.