Everyone seemed to be ever so slightly off put, in the Citadel of Uruk though for however long the King of Heroes was gone, Artoria herself would at least be recovering. A decent meal a long hot bath, the burning of those rags she'd been wearing when she was picked up. Those were all good things as far as the Queen of Knights was concerned. Rarely was there a time she was seen without her sword in hand. Even so... her mental status was at least considered by a couple of the other people wandering around the Citadel. Siduri for instance was happy to see the Queen's return but wondered over the state of her mentality, until of course, she came across her alone in a room. What was the Queen of Knights doing at a time like this? Post bath in light linens, a necklace of gold seated on her collarbones. The resting state of that armor she fully intended to return personally to the King of Heroes. She was sitting in the floor, a whetstone in hand, her sword against her shoulder being held like one would only the dearest of companions. A simple chiming noise would be heard. "A thousand years without sharpening. Spending it in the hands of an unworthy cur... I feel your pain friend," she mused, with closed eyes. Were those words for herself or for the weapon? It was hard to tell. "But all was well in the end. You performed beautifully, you know? We are almost ready to see our knights again..." she stated honestly. Artoria had avoided immediately reporting back to them, because she wished time to restore the face of the Queen of Knights to its normal impassive state. A thousand years in captivity had left her lacking the calm demeanor she normally possessed outside of battle, so she'd scrub it from her face. She'd eat, she'd drink... she'd clean and practice with her sword... calming her own mind bit by bit until she felt more like herself. "How long will our King of Heroes be gone? We do not wish to leave the wrong impression but... it has been quite a while since we parted," she said carefully. "It will be nice to sleep reasonably, though... I suppose we should thank you, that I managed any sleep at all," she said to no one in particular but to someone very specific. Those chiming noises seemed to carry on for the longest time. The Queen of Knights spoke to her sword the way most people confided in a close friend. Strange though it was... it was fairly normal given what Siduri had seen of her in those seven years she'd ruled here. Perhaps now was finally the time for calming in the area... perhaps now finally that date delayed by ridiculous circumstances could finally be seen through?
Jeanne was content to hang around as well, though she traveled back and forth a bit for the sake of dealing with the Holy Knights. It would seem even in her darkened form she would want to stay close to her sister. Vivian ever aloof was around only for a little while, before she said to call her when he returned. She had work to do... "Oh?" that was strange, but that one was always the sort to disappear for no reason. At the same time, the apparent Goddess of Wisdom was content to hang around in Uruk. She'd taken up some strange interests, including one that Artoria shared, with a small child who told stories. Though the tales he spun were nowhere near factual it was for a very different reason she took interest in the child, though she hadn't specified what it was.