Meanwhile, Mithras used his Reduction Secret and Quantum Tunneling to phase through the royal palace's walls, sneaking into the most well-guarded part of the palace: the Queen Mother's chambers.
There, Vel'Asha lay on her bed, still trapped in a coma. But while this would be his first real opportunity to appraise the Queen Mother's beauty, Mithras didn't come for her, staring at the palm-sized dragon blowing red flames into her heart instead.
"Nagini, what the hell are you doing here? I was worried you know," Mithras said in a tone that started strong but softened as he went on. The voice took Nagini by surprise, causing the little dragoness to bob her head and look in all directions.
Then she saw Mithras standing over Vel'Asha, and her eyes lit up.
"Mithras!" Nagini screamed with a bubbly voice, and rushed into Mithras' arms, expanding her wings to cover him.
Just in case, note that the "balls" part was metaphorical. Akamana was basically talking about guts and determination.