"<em> Well met, Mister Tallbow.  I look forward to travelling on your ship.  I hope you'll forgive our lack of manners, but we were rather rudely interrupted and as you mentioned, time is of the essence.</em>"<br/><br/>So saying, Karanissa follows Gephrekian up the gangplank to the ship, floating serenely in spite of the hurry and the worry and the frustration.  After all, she has an image to uphold, as a representative of her Lady.