I decided that I'd found another pony I could appreciate among the crowd of nobles. I cast a long look over the room, my eyes landing on the group of silent nobles staring at Rarity and I, and I shot them a glare. They all jumped as one, and turned away hurriedly and made small talk about the weather, turning their backs to us. I looked back to Rarity, smirking, but I saw something in her eyes as she looked at the nobles with their backs to us. Longing? It was there and gone in a flash, her blue eyes finding my own. "So, what brings you to tea with the Princess?" I asked, trying to hold up my end of the conversation.