Such a stern look from Izuna was hardly what was expected by any of the people coming into this room. Without even knowing what had bothered their leader, the state of her second in command would alert the other female members of this peerage that something was indeed amiss, because even with a Rating Game up, him being so completely serious was hardly expected. 'Izu-senpai isn't teasing me... he must know something...' though Miyuki as she waited. Eira on the other hand caught sight of Takumi outside and having done so knew she should be moving along to the inside of the building. Still a brief moment of eye contact solidified her decisions within her mind. Decisions she'd soon be sharing with the rest of her peerage. A sigh came from her, she knew that most of those close to her had been able to tell something was quite wrong with her. She sighed as she headed inside, her regal air in tact but there was that little bit of happy light missing from her eyes, which were instead filled with determination and likely rage.
She'd turn inside as Takumi headed within, and with the last normal member of her peerage present Eira descended the steps and the eyes of all female members of her peerage were on her. Something about this conversation soon became markedly harder than she'd initially thought it would be. Instead of taking the seat she normally did, she stood before the group, hands clasped before her with a great deal of grace and dignity. She didn't know how to start this conversation, so she'd do so to the best of her ability. "Ohayou minna," she started with those eyes filled with determination and rage, but not for the people before her. "Alright, today we have our first official Rating Game, it's against Onoko Astraroth. His peerage is complete and he's got a pretty good record so it might be a bit tough. But I have faith in you guys. We can do this, and to the people I am choosing to stand with me today, don't worry... I'll take care of you. No matter what happens..." she said this and though it was meant to be encouraging she couldn't help but feel just a little strained. Situations like this always were. "Before I say who I am picking, Izuna and I talked it over before, and he thought it important that I let those going into the game with me know the stakes of it. Since it is a special circumstance and the reason for it even being the way it is, has to do directly with the stakes," she went on seeming to think about it for a second or two. "I thought to just tell those participating but... I feel like I should tell you all, so you don't worry too much and so Izuna won't have to tell you while the Rating Game is taking place," she said her words bringing Miyuki and Maiko to attention. Something about this seemed off. Youmu even managed to look attentive across her normally apathetic face, but mentions of Izuna made the girl shoot a quick glance towards him on his perch. "As far as I know, nothing particularly good or bad will happen if we win, life will stay the same for all of us, aside from any potential political backlash and that doesn't really matter," she said. "But if we lose, my father promised that man, Onoko Astraroth that I'd marry him..." she said that aloud to her peerage and it was sort of allowed to hang in the air. She didn't want to worry everyone but she thought it best they hear this news from her, and have a bit of time to get used to it as an idea. "I thought it would be best if you all heard it from me first, I just didn't think it would be a good idea to let you stress over it too far ahead of time," she mentioned as she allowed her gaze to travel across the group. "Thank you all for your efforts though, and I'm sorry for keeping it from you," she said her head bowed ever so gracefully, though this was mostly to hide the gentle fall of tears from her eyes. This was stressful and she'd been keeping it between herself and Izuna for a couple of days. Something about this felt a bit more relieving but it still didn't mean she wished to plague her still young peerage with too much knowledge.