.[.'neath the magnifecence of the joust the lone figure cogitates..debating the queries of this new acquaintance..selecting a truthful response liberated of brashness or impudence.].

.am i fit?.
.i fear that is not for me to decide.
.i am not merely an onlooker.
.nor do i leech the thoughts of others.
.i seldom express mine.
.though i do adhere to them.

.[.concave dial held at level..silken banner trailing crimson stained bodice..intent pools locked on the other female..though not put into dialect..a certain respect is paid in the unwavering gaze.].

.i may make alliances.
.yet not for a little while.
.i must first acquire enough knowledge to make an accurate judgement.
.though it is for you to judge me.
.for i fear my opinions of myself are indeed biased.

.[.the intensity is shattered as her sublime tiara is lowered..nares flare revealing a pallid inner vermillion to match the bold exterior..overcast now by the tenebrous depths of the night.].

..Antithesis.

.ah, perhaps.
.time flows onwards.
.and i shall come to know you all.
.as you shall come to know me.
.for the time being.
.i am grateful for your acceptance.

.[.at long last the sun is drowned in its flaming blood..the azure grows weary as the nighttide rolls ever in..the singed pelt of the virago melted unto the abstruseness of the night.].