Hearing that Karkat is the absolute opposite of noble isn't a huge surprise, but it's maybe a little alarming. It obviously means a lot to him, not even being on the metaphorical ladder. But just about everyone that she has encountered has not been on the same level of technical social standing. Does it really matter that much, here? She'll have to think on it.

"Not at all how it works for trolls. We're born from the darkness itself... but it's sometimes more complicated than that. Sometimes another Shadow wants to draw one out, and sometimes a truly powerful one forms in the deep darkness..." And though it's not at all subtle, she casts a sidelong glance to Zed's table, where he's busy drinking wine and being suggestive at some poor man.

Better not stare too long. Her eyes go back to Karkat. "We all work towards the same purpose. More or less. I don't imagine trolls are anything like Shadows, in that way."