Naiobe watches the look of surprise hang on Brom's face for those several enjoyable seconds before she grins at his counteroffer. "Brom, do you ever make a wager you can lose?" She eyes him for a moment, a tiny hint of wariness in her eyes. Even Brom's sister doesn't deal with him lightly.<br/><br/>It's only a moment, before the smile is back on her face, though, and she settles back in her seat. "I think the first person I'll use it on is my dryad." She sips from her cup, choosing not to excuse herself from the meal right away. It would be too obvious, and it would also be rude of her. Instead, she watches the dogs circle Felicity, and stays long enough that most of the hall would be distracted by the woman's show. Only then does she leave her chair, going off to engineer a meeting with the erstwhile Owen...