[ that’s caught her off guard for a second, clearly confused by his question. shouldn’t she be talking to him? it’s not like anything was stopping her from having a conversation with him, regardless if her SS agent was here or not. he wasn’t rude enough to intervene in her conversations, and furthermore, they weren’t even in the same house nor district. ]

Huh! You sound surprised. What, were you expecting me to cut all ties with you just because of one arrival? You really are a puppy with that attitude of yours.