<div class="floatleft">(http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u649/wigglebiscuit/Lydia/HumeFemale_zps9b0dc3da.jpg)</div>Lydia's anger evaporates with the dawning realization that the clock is ticking. She takes a breath, willing herself to calm down, paints a smile on her face, and approaches the lord and lady.<br/><br/>She lingers on the periphery of the conversation for a moment. There is a courtesy, among Contestants, not to interrupt a girl while she is working. Lydia extends this courtesy to Xara, who acknowledges Lydia with a glance and takes the first opportunity to make an exit. Lydia wastes no time.<br/><br/>"Your ladyship," she says after stepping up and offering a small curtsy. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance."<br/><br/>She defers introducing herself to the woman's husband, knowing that might be considered untoward if she made the assumption on her own.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I'd like the opportunity to meet another Patron as well, perhaps someone a bit more idealistic than Davos.</div></div>