[ He meets her gaze when she speaks. From her demeanour and all that he's watched her with, it seems that she is someone accustomed to royalty. Not that he has good experiences with them, given that the task that propelled him to (in)famy was the public execution of one... but that doesn't really matter now. Here, everyone is equal, and he ought to approach this with civility. ]
I am not a lord of man. I am a lord of dragonkind; I mediate their relations with my nation.
[ This is the first thing he speaks about, given her potential past status. He has always distinguished himself as different from other, monarchial leaders, and this approach hasn't failed him yet. ]
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I am not a lord of man. I am a lord of dragonkind; I mediate their relations with my nation.
[ This is the first thing he speaks about, given her potential past status. He has always distinguished himself as different from other, monarchial leaders, and this approach hasn't failed him yet. ]