[Just as the entire room was becoming increasingly awkward with Ozymandias' terrible insight on what he's just gotten from the enemy army. His nose screws up in frustration, and he thrusts his arm out--offering his cane to Nitocris who scrambles to take it from him.
It's the next motion that's the rudest--but not a single person in the chamber would be able to raise complaints about the actions of the god-king Ozymandias. Except for Karna himself, after all, as it was the front of his robe that's being grabbed and torn open. Certainly it's likely Ozymandias was far more gentle with his wives and lovers, but being told that he's wrong and mistaken, well...
It's clear he doesn't take nicely to it. He's got an irritated expression on his face as he takes in the view of Karna's now bared chest--flat, and decorated, certainly.
And it's starting to creep in that he really may have been mistaken, but... also...]
It is true that women warriors do not gain ample bosoms due to the muscle they gain during their training. And as such--
[You can see that he's about to pull free the rest of Karna' robes, but that's when a gentle hand moves to lay on the wrist of the great king, momentarily distracting him from his task.
While he, the great and mighty King of Kings is to do what he likes with that which he owns, may I suggest as a former Pharaoh that furthur shaming this warrior before your court seems cruel. Shall I instead move them to your chambers so you may question them more later, Sire?
She gives Karna a quietly apologetic glance before bowing, low, to the tall man. Perhaps suggesting that Karna should do so as well, what with how the hand that holds Oz's staff taps against Karna's thigh.]
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Date: 2018-10-02 05:44 pm (UTC)It's the next motion that's the rudest--but not a single person in the chamber would be able to raise complaints about the actions of the god-king Ozymandias. Except for Karna himself, after all, as it was the front of his robe that's being grabbed and torn open. Certainly it's likely Ozymandias was far more gentle with his wives and lovers, but being told that he's wrong and mistaken, well...
It's clear he doesn't take nicely to it. He's got an irritated expression on his face as he takes in the view of Karna's now bared chest--flat, and decorated, certainly.
And it's starting to creep in that he really may have been mistaken, but... also...]
It is true that women warriors do not gain ample bosoms due to the muscle they gain during their training. And as such--
[You can see that he's about to pull free the rest of Karna' robes, but that's when a gentle hand moves to lay on the wrist of the great king, momentarily distracting him from his task.
While he, the great and mighty King of Kings is to do what he likes with that which he owns, may I suggest as a former Pharaoh that furthur shaming this warrior before your court seems cruel. Shall I instead move them to your chambers so you may question them more later, Sire?
She gives Karna a quietly apologetic glance before bowing, low, to the tall man. Perhaps suggesting that Karna should do so as well, what with how the hand that holds Oz's staff taps against Karna's thigh.]