@0fbalance said: ‘ why do you know how to get bloodstains out? ’
↬ from assorted injuries meme
‘ don’t you? ’ the queen deflected with a tease, eyes narrowing slightly before her hands returned to work on rinsing the stubborn stain out of kerri’s cloak. she understood WHY they was asking such a question even if it didn’t like such an odd skill to obtain during times like these. one would expect a queen to have servants at the ready to wash away wine spills on bright white gowns, not... scrubbing blood out from a scary wound the hired guard had obtained protecting her with already bruised fingers from the day’s excitement.
naboo queens were certainly a different breed of monarchs, often going undercover or taking on dangerous mantels such as soldiers and spies. and while arsinoe was definitely one of the more PASCIFISTIC queen out of these from the past, she was still often thrown against her will into situation where she had to fight to survive. blood was often the cost of such encounters.
she wordlessly looked at him again, soaked hands reaching up to roll up the sleeves of her dress. several scars, both old and new mapped her otherwise soft skin like constellations, telling DOZENS of tragic tales. she twisted her arms around for him to see the ones truly hidden before she continued to sign.
‘ i did not become the enemy of the empire hiding behind handmaidens, palace guards and bounty hunters, ’ a somewhat sad smile graced her features before she turned back to her work.