You hear the grumbling courtiers at the tables behind you, much less able to see or hear your performance now that you're at the Queen's feet. More's the pity for them, you think.
Given the choice between offering Queen Hero her requested light diversion or falling back to Bisqueath and the other jackals, you're inclined to give the Queen exactly what she wants. As you shift between skills, you think about Kitty Harlowe's injunction to consider the desired effect. In this moment, with the Queen herself in a receptive frame of mind, you elect to focus on: