<strong>[Tagging Malia, Cris]</strong><br/><br/>Mina is taken a little by surprise by Malia's outburst. She wasn't expecting something that sharp, that sudden, nor that to the point. At first she isn't entirely sure how to respond. But then, as the other person at the bench reaches out to offer a gentle touch to her hand, she is filled with a new resurgence of hope. She reaches to grasp the extended hand with a smile on her face, as it rapidly becomes clear that Mina did not understand the underlying meaning behind the outburst from Malia.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh, you really think that will help Malia? Thank you!"</strong>The young concubine, so used to playing the part of the ditz has simply accepted what Malia has said as the truth and entirely missed the oozing sarcasm. With her head turning to Cris, she puts on her best smile and states,<strong>"See, it will just be fine! You just need to be pretty like me and somebody will buy you!"</strong>She paused for a moment and tries to examine the fellow closer - the features made it a little hard to tell if it was a pretty boy or a more rugged woman, but she was sure it would meet somebody's tastes nonetheless.