The Dale's black-brown eyes lit upon the cavalier, brows raising with what could either have been reproach or bemusement. For some while, she held the intent gaze before tilting her head back toward the duke. With a flourish, she stooped into an exaggerated combination of a curtsy and a bow, something that she was doubtlessly copying from the humans she had encountered. Whether it was true patronage to the duke or a well-veiled mockery was almost impossible to discern, though the subtle impish quirk of her lips whispered of the latter. "<span style="color: teal">Your Grace</span>," she repeated after Jeanne before rising to fold her hands behind her back. Had she mimicked the cavalier's accent in an earnest attempt to learn, or did she intend to provoke?<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>