“Yes, those are Sittavian Bodyguards, of the Gold Leaf Variant. Yes, the queen of Ghtay is riding inside the breastplate of the second, slightly more humanoid looking one, but the first one is the captain of the four."
“Yes, you will be torn to bits if you get too close. No, you cannot imagine how fast that will happen, but generally it will be long enough to be painful; they go from the foot DNA up.”
I was good until they said the foot DNA.
“Wait, what?”
“Oh, the pincers are just to hold you still. Sittavians work on a deeper level. Don't get too close and find out.”
“Oh, yeah – I'm good on all that, thanks. Regards to Her Majesty and her choice of protection.”
