"I wonder what it was doing there..." the young queen mused quietly, before tucking the orb between her palms, concealing it from view.

"I will have to put it somewhere safe. We can't go letting something unknown get into just anyone's hands."

With another soft smile for the knight, she added, "It's really wonderful to have you back, Steiner. I trust that you won't mind if I go put this in my quarters immediately."

And as she inched around Steiner, making her way towards the door, it became clear that this was meant to be a form of dismissal.