Of course the ladies would flutter. The prince almost sniffed in disdain when the Queen arrived first, and even at a distance, Irakles could see how the young Leventi scanned frantically for a sign of her husband. What had happened to the ambitious young daughter of the Leventi family? Just not too long ago, Irakles had admired the way in which she had planned her path to be Queen, so much so that he subtly wondered if such a skillcan be taught to his own sons, unambitious as they were.

And yet here she was now, as if she was wound around his little finger, how desperate she was to find him.

Irakles wanted to roll his eyes.

Yet such a display would be unsightly for him, so he merely kept his silence as more ladies streamed in, allowing the crown prince of Colchis to answer the question instead as he let his gaze roam the rest of the medical tent. The arrival of the young King was met with - to the Prince's annoyance - of course, more tears and hugs, signs of affection beyond what Irakles enjoyed. A man of conviction, weaponry and battle, gentle affection was not something the man offered, and it was why his chosen lover would be someone just as strong and ambitious as he was if not more.

And as if he had conjured her out of thin air, Meena soon enough appeared in front of him, and his smile of satisfaction showed when his lover greeted him with the cordial manner one should expect of someone of his station, and someone of hers. None of the excessive blathering of tears and affection, merely a quiet understanding that he would be victorious, of that she had no doubt, and that he would return home. To cry and show excessive relief meant the woman waiting had no certainty of the man's skills - and Irakles's winning in various battles and wars was a tantamount to his skill that left little to doubt.

"Hush, my sweet. It would not do for any to hear." Irakles soothed as Meena began to clean his wound. He knew of his fiery lover's frustrations against the King, but Irakles had had no time to calm them before he was due to report to Stephanos. Not even wincing as the sting of his cuts were soothed with the medicinal paste and bandages. The prince did not spare te other women around a second glance, fully certain Meena could handle the minor wounds inflicted upon his body. At his age, it would take a while before he recovered again, but not long at all, and the old general was well used to being littered with injuries.

Allowing the silence to fall as Meena worked, he allowed the woman to manovre his limbs as she saw fit to doctor them, chuckling at her statemen. "What is the point of the admonishment, when injury has been done?" he murmured, watching her bent, dark head whilst he answered. "What happened was what was planned, that is all. We attacked, we cornered them in the gorge, and we captured a leader of the Creed, just as how Stephanos wanted it." It took all of Irakles's will not to spit out the last part, loathesome as it was to the General that his nephew's plan was carried out as what he wanted.

But it would not do to show such dissatisfaction in public of course, and he knew it. "I shall tell you more over a meal later, Meena. Send Tasia and Sara their own meals, so we may converse in private." It was Irakles's own way of telling Meena that their words must not be shared by others, detrimental to their plans as it were. While he trusted Tasia and Sara, neither of them were level headed enough yet to handle confidential information, and as such, most of the plans he had concocted with Fotios, only Eirini and Meena were privy to, for the women helped in the plans.

Eyes swivelling to catch sight of the Condos lord, Irakles motioned at him to Meena, his voice soft only for her listening. "Get more bandages from Lord Nikolias, and ask on his wellbeing while you're there." It was subtle, but Irakles meant for Meena to further their connections. With the Senate meet right at their heels, it would never hurt for them to further solidify more connections for now, so he would be certain of their vote of confidence when the time came. "I'll be here, and we can return after you're done."