"Quite fine." It takes more than some non-corporeal birds to put a dent in Hellboy. Glancing first at Nuala, Integra swings gracefully off her horse and goes to hook its reins to the back of the princess's saddle. It's motivated in part by the fact that, knight or not, Integra isn't so bold as to force this person to regard her on equal terms with royalty, and part that she does not trust this person. Surely, Princess Nuala could split his mind into neat pieces if he so much as looked at her funny, but there are roles even here to play.

"They're like as much to get worse," she observes about the crows, though her tone is mild. Up close, it's fare more apparent that her manner of dress and the things she carries are functional, meant to be used, and not carried for simple decoration. "How long have you been in Baedal?"