[That tiny bit of relaxing on his end doesn’t go unnoticed by her. It’s funny, because politically savvy is hardly a word most would use to describe Gavial herself, but having a distaste for honeyed words and ulterior motives makes her hesitant enough not to go barreling into the whole mess here with reckless abandon. That, and being stubborn. That probably helps. Regardless, it means she and the newly-arrived stranger here are of one mind when it comes to this, at least.

She eyes the retreating figure of that nearby party-goer with mild curiosity as she speaks.]

I haven’t been here nearly as long as some others, but it seems like… well, gotta just go with the hand we’re dealt. See if we can’t puzzle out how we feel about ‘em as things go on.

[Which requires a frustrating amount of patience, but her skill set is sorely lacking in anything relating to stealthy investigating and digging up secrets.]

Wish I could’ve done that without picking a side already, but… [She shrugs, brows furrowing just slightly.] Well, it let me help people out here, so I can’t complain too much, I guess.