Much as I don't mind it here, I really can't wait to meet them. [ Hmm the Queen will ignore or not-ignore what she likes, thank you. But she does know how to be deft with diplomacy when she must, at least. One doesn't traipse all over the world peeking into hidden places without learning a thing or two. Also spending a year in Okinawa just outside the military base while being raised by an American put a fine point on things. ]

Wonderful. Do be sure to stash me somewhere comfortable, since I won't be wanting to escape. [ She's just lightly teasing, since the other thing they're discussing is so un-light. ]

[ She nods at his timeline. ] That should be fine. Ten days, perhaps, is my best guess. [ More like six but the progression is exponential toward the end, which none of them have any way to know. Nothing like getting a "surprise, it's now or never!" text, right? ]