She thanked Albert for the tea and settled in with her cup beside Jet, staring into the brown liquid for quite awhile before responding. She had quite a lot to say and no desire to lose face before either of them. They'd been such good friends to her. She couldn't stand the idea of alienating them.

"They brought someone I used to love." She said at last. Those words were a weight off her chest, and she felt a little stronger in simply acknowledging it. "We did not part on happy terms."