OOC: Rhi, I hope it's ok I just presume that, while all of the there stuff was going down, Jherna and Persea were discussing business 8D
If not I can fix lol
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The merchant princess had quite an extensive set of wares to show, and was proudly discussing with the Shah herself about the richness of the scents and the varying degrees of imported locations. But it was hard for Persea to hear Jherna's spiel when the ears on her two pharaoh hounds swiveled at the subtle exiting of her Captain of the Guard. Though his exit and 'replacement' irked her, she remained cool headed as her green eyes remained on the sparkling, amber colored perfume bottle she now held.
"So you say this scent is cultivated from the jungles?" Persea went on, and used two delicate fingers to pluck open the crystal cap as she allowed herself to waft the smells towards her nose. But as she did so, the pair of Pharaoh hounds resting on either sides of her throne suddenly were brought to life, the hackles raising on their back sides and teeth flashing white as tehy were frothing barks and howls as they rushed towards the door the Captain of the guard had disappeared through.
The very action startled the Shah herself, and the opened bottle of rare, exported perfume fell through her fingers crashed onto her chest, half the contents pouring down and stickying up the front of her clothing before it eventually tumbled to the floor and shattered into a thousand pieces of shimmering colors.
For a moment, the Shah stared, stunned that she had been defiled by so much perfume, and the smells- over whelming as her eyes burned at the scent. But something else burned as her hands clenched into fists and she turned herself in the direction where the dogs were now pawing furiously at the side, gilded door.
"Nuft! Neft!" she said, snapping her fingers twice as she strolled across the grounds, shoulders back and head held high. But it seems the two dogs ignored the tone in her voice and continued to snap angrily and paw like savage beasts at the door.
Irritation was evident on the Shah's face, her brow wrinkling as she continued to make her way towards her dogs when the door they were pawing at opened up-
and there the pair of hounds went, ferociously barking through the halls. Seeing who was responsible, she threw up her arms in anger and proceeded to chew the poor guard out, but when it was revealed to her another trespasser was found on the premise (considering she hadn't been informed of the first), her expression changed greatly to that of surprise as her lips gaped open as she stared at him.
Turning towards the Sergeant, she snapped her fingers towards him.
"You will escort me there." And to Jherna, she rose her head a bit higher, and told her, "Wait here. We can discuss this once this matter is resolved." And with a fluttering of her skirts, she and the sergeant left, leaving Jherna alone in the Shah's place, and only two guards standing nearby to keep an eye on her.
But off to the side of the room in a plush bed lay Persea's other pet, a cheetah, with it's tail lightly tapping on the floor as it's eyes studied the merchant princess in silence.