He’s amused by the young prince’s defiance.

Mutos didn’t react, or at least it doesn’t look like he's reacting. Instead he just stands unmoving for a a half dozen-heartbeats with an unreadable expression on his face. It looks like he is studying the young man, looking for any weakness in his response. Meanwhile, Ceno is taking slow, deep, and steady breaths. You can’t tell if the Nordic Prince is trying to hold back anger, fear or possibly both.

Suddenly, in a swift and smooth movement, Mutos snatches the scroll from Ceno and steps away to read it for himself. Ceno makes no effort to stop him or protest to his actions while you are pressing your feet firmly into the ground, resisting a powerful urge to tear the mercenary captain’s heart from his chest.

There is a long pause as Mutos reads through the letter until finally, he smiles and chuckles loudly. “Well, that's what it actually says,” the graying mercenary shakes his head with amusement. His statement is met with the soft sound of nervous laughter around the room, all the while you are grinding your teeth as the man mocks your lover. “Very well,” Mutos announces as he rolls up the scroll and hands it back to Ceno. “I trust you will let me know when your father changes his mind, preferably before your little fishing village is turned into a pile of rubble.”

Mutos turns to leave, motioning his compatriots to follow him. Nassos, the burly fire-scared beast, falls in obediently behind the captain’s right shoulder. Rodia looks like he is about to do the same when he stops, looking at you from over his shoulder like an demonic imp.

“I would watch your back if I were you, little Amazon,” Rodia's serpentine hiss makes your heart chill, “I don’t much like bounties on my head, and I know one very fast and very effective way of removing them.”

As Rodia turns to leave the tent you take a moment to pry your finger tips from the palms of your hands. You had been clenching your fists so tightly that you had small scratch marks on your palms from where your nails dug into the skin.

Once the trio are gone, the assembly is quiet unit Laoda leans towards Banni and instructs him to bring more wine. Next she adds the crowd. “Ladies and gentlemen,” her clear voice is calm and relaxed, like this is a common occurrence at Amazon parties, “I think it would be best to hold off all diplomatic affairs until everyone has had a moment to relax.” The crowd nods in agreement though probably more due to seeing the arrival of fresh amphorae of wine being poured than their concerns over the tension. Next, Laoda turns to your two Sisters and Anon directing them to keep everyone occupied while she takes you and Ceno someplace to blow some steam.