Valdis is quite content to just stand and listen, but unlike the woman in black next to her, she's able to step across the threshold and move. Palamedes hadn't lied, this is apparently not Dulcinea, she's something more. The gaze is uncomfortable, as if the woman can see in a similar way she can. Deeper than flesh and into the realm of souls and life.

She knows about the King Undying and how he is like a god. Thank goodness for her questions to Palamedes. But it's time to put on a show. She doesn't quite cross the room, giving herself space in case this sickly woman actually has some real bite.

"Something greater than even your king."