"Well... you want to fight me, right? To 'see what else makes me move that way'. That's what your letter said. And, you'd be a far worthier opponent than that Regency fool."

It isn't that she's challenging the queen directly — she's answering what she thinks is a genuine challenge to herself. For just a moment, her bearing is more of an excited child than a knight, let alone a king.

"So I figured we should talk first. You know, just in case." In case one of them can't afterward. "But I don't mind waiting. If you wanna eat instead, that's fine by me."