[It says a lot about how fixated Gavial is on the brewing commotion that she doesn’t quite register who she had spoken to at first. But the moment she hears that voice she’s doing a double-take and her own surprise is clear on her features for just a moment.]

Guess they’ll be getting more than they bargained for with bystanders like us around, huh?

[She laughs, and her expression then adopts a grin that sits somewhere between pleased and relieved. Forget all about that commotion for a minute.]

But damn, I gotta say it’s good to see a familiar face around here.

[Because as big and populated as these cities seem to be, there is a certain loneliness inherent in knowing no one. It’s not like she hasn’t reckoned with that before, but an echo of her early mercenary days is maybe not something she wants a repeat of.]