He seems to have expected this response.<br/><br/>"Yes, she was.  Still is, when the mood takes her.  But still, you're rather fortunate to have met her how you did.  She was walking a darker path in those days."<br/><br/>He sips his tea.<br/><br/>"Oh, and she is not the one responsible for your...theatrical debut.  That choice was taken from her by a most unscrupulous person."