Cecelia matches his bow with a small curtsy. She blinks when he asks if his presence perturbes her. "No. Not at all. It's just not something I'm used to, that's all. I had fun out there. Why do you ask Allen", Cecelia asks shyly. She wonders if he had been around girls other than his foster sister before.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Taya smiles. She knows that some of it simple formalities, but others are Kyle being Kyle. She nods when he asks if she has heard of her mother. Kristina Marlon was one of the most powerful women in the  nations. Kyle's next words raise Taya's hackles. Try to annex the  nations? That would not happen. "Thank you. We will keep our ears trained for anything unusual." Taya succeeded a bit more in not letting onto the fact that there's something unusual afoot.</span>