Masako simply grumbled a bit, there was a definitive lack of meat in this meal but she tried it out anyway but didn't let her idea of it slip in either her expression or what she said; which was very little.  It seemed like women were to be seen and not heard around here except either of those cowardly comtess' that certainly got their host's eye.  But the admission from him elevated her opinion of him just a little, at least someone could admit their faults.<i>Perhaps that's why nobody likes you Anstarians.... </i>She thought to herself as she watched what was going on, one always learned more when they weren't talking afterall.  The blonde was paying key attention to the way the others reacted to each other, learning what they thought of each other by those reactions.