"Trust me, I have very weak blood." Raven said quietly. "I'll try to have tea ready when you need it later though." There was no way she was drinking; it would not go well.

"Further..." Still quietly voiced, but firm enough in her conviction, "the Elizabeth Tudor I've read about, and have talked with before now, is one who does feel so deeply, and cares deeply for her subjects. It is what allowed her to have a reign as Queen that provided stability to her nation, allowing it to flourish in a time of chaos. She does not seek to be cruel simply to do so, but always with a purpose and always with a conscience."