Given some of the nobility whom Alric knew, her reaction could scarcely be called snapping, and aside from his surprise, he took it very much in stride. Once he'd acclimated to the notion that was she was in fact a queen, he seemed quite undaunted--although that much more deliberate and polite. His tone, he kept refined and respectful, but gentle, well aware that it was all quite a lot to take in.

"Indeed not, Your Majesty. I have sought audience with the king and queen of this place, when the opportunity has arise, although I fear they have been... ...singularly enigmatic. Otherwise, we have been left very much to our own devices: provided shelter and basic needs, but expected also to seek employment. The people--that is, the natives of these islands--have been most gracious hosts, but I fear they seem to know no more than we do. On the rare instances in which... trouble has arisen, a number of us have proven committed to protecting those in need."