"We really are friends of Cherinita."
The underling looked puzzled: "Boss, who is that?"
The leader whispered: "She's the eldest daughter of the Clan Leader, our Basilicata princess."
He looked up and said solemnly, "Honorable lady, you should know that simply mentioning Her Highness the Princess doesn't mean anything."
"Yes, it doesn't mean much."
Jeanne was worried about how to prove her identity. She pondered for a while, then pointed to Furinjira: "She's closest with your princess, she's the Blood Royal Court, Princess Furinjira of the Cepesh Family. See, I can even be friends with a vampire, so being friends with your princess isn't out of the realm of possibility, right?"
Furinjira obligingly showed her sharp canines.
The leader was somewhat stunned; he couldn't quite comprehend the logic in this statement, but upon careful consideration, it seemed to make a bit of sense.
