"So the king summoned a bunch of soldiers, and the king's soldiers fought with the Countess's soldiers, and meanwhile the original ragtag band--minus the fire woman, of course--snuck past the fighting to the king's throne room.
The king was very surprised to see them! For one thing, he had expected the new Countess of Vesser to be a bit more with the pretty dresses and jewels, and a bit less with the armor and the really awesome swords the sword-smith kept making for her."