Strategy: The Queen's Palace of Lament

Strategy: The Queen's Palace of Lament

Kanji'	策謀! 嘆きの王宮
Rōmaji	Sakubō! Nageki no Ōkyū
Air date	October 22, 2009
Information
Opening Theme	Empty Sky
Ending Theme	Buddy Body
Episode Guide
Previous Episode 16	Next Episode 18

"Strategy: The Queen's Palace of Lament" is the seventeenth episode of the Queen's Blade anime and the fifth episode of the second season.

Story[]

Ymir uses the fact that her bout is being broadcast to advertise the effectiveness of her weapons, especially since Leina is using a Cattleya weapon. Leina emerges victorious, however. Rana is hanging on to Cattleya during her fight with Airi, but actually proves to be helpful as Airi cannot bring herself to kill him. Cattleya is winning when she sees that Owen is frozen inside one of the stones in Aldra's "Palace of Grief" and breaks down crying, conceding defeat. Aldra promises to reunite Cattleya with her husband, and does so by turning her to stone as well. Filled with grief, Rana grabs Cattleya's spear and tries to attack Aldra. Aldra is about to turn him to stone too when Airi rescues him and they escape. They are confronted by Risty and the Assassins of the Fang, but when Risty is about to strike Rana down, she remembers the orphans she used to care for and hesitates, allowing them to escape. Rana keeps following Airi around, and she resolves to care for him in Cattleya's stead. When Cattleya does not return, Ymir asks Leina to allow her to care for her sword from now on. The next match is set: Claudette vs Menace.

Characters
Queen's Blade
Airi (G) • Aldra (G) • Alleyne (G) • Cattleya (G) • Claudette Vance (G) • Echidna (G) • Elina Vance (G) • Irma (G) • Leina Vance (G) • Melona (G) • Melpha (G) • Menace (G) • Nanael (G) • Nowa (G) • Nyx (G) • Risty (G) • Shizuka (G) • The Swamp Witch (G) • Tomoe (G) • Ymir (G)
QB: Rebellion
Annelotte (G) • Branwen (G) • Eilin (G) • Izumi (G) • Laila (G) • Liliana (G) • Luna Luna (G) • Mirim (G) • Sainyang & Tarnyang (G) • Sigui (G) • Yuit and Vante (G)
QB: Grimoire
Alicia (G) • Cinderella (G) • Despina (G) • Goldie (G) • Gretel (G) • Kaguya (G) • Seiten (G) • Snow White (G) • Tiina (G) • Zara (G)
Queen's Gate
Akane 'Jubei' Yagyu (G) • Alice (G) • Cham Cham (G) • Dizzy (G) • Ink Nijihara (G) • Iroha (G) • Ivy (G) • Junko Hattori (G) • Kan'u (G) • Kasumi (G) • Katja (G) • Lili (G) • Mai Shiranui (G) • Mina Majikina (G) • Noel Vermillion (G) • Painkiller Kotone (G) • Pyrrha Alexandra (G) • Suchie-Pai (G) • Taki (G) • Wonder Momo (G) • Yukimura Sanada (G)
Spiral Chaos
Aine • Ani • Arane • Aryutta Katz • Cerate • Charlotte • Cute • Dora • Hyumina • Jean • Lamica • Luna • Maron Makaron • Melissa • Plum • Puia • Ranshel & Sushel • Stella • Tenko • Tino • Weiss
Queen's Blade: White Triangle
Joan • Mei • Taylor• Protagonist (White Triangle) • Familiar • Aoi • Real Aoi
Queen's Blade: Limit Break
Aurelia • Bloom • Chamuel • Cygnus • Fressa • Lycoris •Philia • Pollyanna • Sakine • Sakura • Sankara • Shieldaly • Vesper • Vulko • Wisteria
Minor Characters
Anarista • Belphe & Dogor • Child Of The Dragon • Count Vance • Cyan • Delmore • Dogura • Dorothy • Fiotiel Shalaklard • Florelle • Funikura • Glinda • Great Snake Demon • Hachiel • Hans • Head Angel • Helosium • Kanim • Kyuel • Lewis • Linshang • Maria Vance • Margrave Kreutz • Michel Rivaranciel • Mime & Meena • Owen • Rana • Seabed King • Setra • Siam • Tokiwa
Queen's X
Homura Akemi • Stella (DQ3) • The Seven Stakes of Purgatory

Seasons & Episodes
Wandering Warrior
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • Omake
Inheritor of the Throne
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • Omake
Beautiful Fighters
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
Rebellion
(OVA: 1 • 2 ) 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • Omake
Vanquished Queens
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • Omake
Grimoire
1 • 2
Unlimited

Books & Manga
Bitoshi Series
(Bitoshi Retsuden) 1 • 2 • 3 (Bitoshi Senki) 1 • 2 • 3
Sword Of The Unicorn
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
Vanquished Queens
1 • 2 • 3 • Comic
Queen's Gate
1 • 2 • 3
Manga
Anthology • Exiled Warrior • Hide & Seek • Struggle • Princess Knight of the Blue Storm • Zero
Miscellaneous
Another Story • Combat Books • Excellent • Excellent 2 • FAQs • Fierce Battle • Noble Oath • Official Visual Fun Books • Perfect Visual Book • White Triangle Art Book

Games
Spiral Chaos
QB • QG
Miscellaneous
An Angel's Scolding • Battle • QB i • Mobile • Musha-Miko Snake Hell • The Colosseum • The Conquest • The Duel • White Triangle

Miscellaneous Media
Locations
Amara • Calibara Forest • Demon's Gate • Elven Forest • Gainos • Gemstone Mountain • Great Wall Border • Heaven • Hinomoto • Iron Mountain • Kreutz Margraviate • Large Fang Mountain • Little Elf Forest • Mel Fair Land • Shai-Fang • Sheldan Free City • The Queen's Gate • Zanef
Misc
Holy Poses • Locations • Music • Queen's Blade (Tournament) • World Races