"I'm afraid, little piece that'd be a player, that Queens cannot afford to go about giving concessions to anyone who threatens their person.  It's not how things are done, especially in Cheliax.  I'd fall from my throne a day later, did I give in to such a demand.  Comprehending this draws on the same underlying faculties as 'tact', and it seems you are missing both."

"I'm afraid, little piece that'd be a player, that Queens cannot afford to go about giving concessions to anyone who threatens their person.  It's not how things are done, especially in Cheliax.  I'd fall from my throne a day later, did I give in to such a demand.  Comprehending this draws on the same underlying faculty as 'tact', and it seems you are missing it entirely."