Kate let forward a bellowing laugh, "Speak for yourself, Lassy.  You've never had to entertain a Montaigne nobleman who came courting.  Do you realize how many damndable different kinds of spoons those people use?  I'll take four drunken inishmen, over a single snooty Montaignian any day of the week and twice on Sundays."  She nodded her head at Genievieve, "Present company excluded, o' course."  She gave the girl a grin and crossed her arms, "Glad to have you with us.  If we run into a nobleman out there in the woods, it's going to help to have someone know which utensil to use during each course."