awww, bb <333 you didn't have to
[Her eyes darken slightly as her gaze lowers to the bubbling water around them and she fidgets slightly, hands moving to readjust the towel so that the bathing suit is no longer seen. For her, the subject matter is bittersweet. She used to be so proud of their power, their supremacy. However, to conquer and claim a country as their own, she is no longer a vessel for that kind of destruction.
Her head lowers, the curls that have come loose sticking to the side of her face. She can just refuse to tell him. She's managed to hold onto the words this long. If she wanted to, she could just evade the puzzled expression and talk about something else, especially as he mentions his reasons for traveling abroad. But, for some reason, she chooses not to.]
I was Viceroy of Area 11 for a time... once my brother Clovis was... [She clears her throat.] ...murdered. [She smiles, though the expression is caustic.] The Holy Empire of Britannia had aspirations to conquer the world. Area 11, formerly known as Japan, was just a small piece of our conquest.
[She takes a long drink from the glass, nearly emptying the contents before her gaze raises to look up at him again. If she has regrets or feels remorse, he would have to be observant to see them buried deeply in her eyes. There are so many other conflicting emotions that emerge when she thinks about her past that sometimes she doesn't even know what was right or wrong. What she is supposed to feel. Whether or not any of her achievements are even the slightest bit worthy of her pride and arrogance.]
It sounds like you were a very powerful man where you come from. [Her tone contains no emotion, revealing nothing about her opinion of him or his status in his world. Finishing the glass off, she leans forward to hand it back to him, still meeting his gaze as the alcohol begins to influence not only her head, but her limbs and her emotions.]