Larksong Grotto make ten men feel like one hundred

Ah, there she was.

She made no effort to hide herself, which meant only that she wished to be noticed. Such a display was not appropriate, even as the consort of the "cardinal," but he knew better than to reprimand her. He was meant to notice her, but paid her no such favor, instead taking his time carefully arranging his addition to the cache before straightening. Then he made eye contact, not as a subordinate to his leader but a man to a woman, whom he was inherently above. (haha gross)

Jhala, he said pleasantly. I'm afraid we got off on the wrong foot. Oh, how he wished he could be direct. He wished he could chase her out, he wished he could expose her as the raving heretic he knew she was. Subtelty seemed so below him.