[She preens. 'Esteemed colleague.' It's not what she'd call herself, but from him, she'll take it. She carefully steps in, mindful of where she steps, takes a moment just to situate from a first impression. Parking herself momentarily by the low table, she sets down the goblets and the bottle she's brought before she decides that the pillows must be for her.

Grinning for some moments, she seats herself carefully. What he follows up with, however, makes her take him just a touch more seriously.]

Oh, have you, now? [She asks, considering that usually she's the one full of never-ending questions. She'll have to find a means to keep it that way.] It's true that our little companions do make that a little more difficult. It's different when you can see an expression. There's no time like the present, Gale.