He had been wondering how she would react to naming the pawns, but she already knew about them. Ah well, most people, even the women he knew used the terms pawns. He still wondered of Lady Lia's aversion to it had been part of the culture of Dene Nehele at the time or not. He might have to ask Talon some time. Kharry was one of the few people in Kaleer who had the privilege of reading Jared's adventures with Lia. But by now everyone in Cassidy's court probably had every page memorized.

"Pawn's motion is based on proximity to the Queen. If she is within her Rank's worth of spaces from the pawn it may move two, otherwise one. No diagonals unless the Queen is in range too. Given how much of chess centers around the Queen, perhaps we should start with her?"