"Underestimating my abilities already, hm?" But she left it at that since he did have a point. If Roland only bit down harder on everything he did not want to talk about, Cuthbert let it go an inch to take the whole expanse back a second later. To her it was no big wonder why they were ka-tet. She said nothing to that last fact, one that kept coming back around like a terrible illness neither of them could dispel. Thank goodness for Alain.

"I only planned to watch for my brother, but I can't really deny your curiosity, can I? I did well enough the last time I tried so it wouldn't hurt." And it might be better than wandering around and subjecting herself to lectures, and more natural than being so openly watchful anyway.