[ Oops. Did he go too far? When she doesn't respond, he becomes quite nervous, and is on the brink of apologizing as he brings the smoke to his lips, but she breaks the silence first, to his relief. ]

Never got to be around people? [ he looks over at her curiously. Well, maybe if she wouldn't talk so blithely about murder, that wouldn't happen... he holds his tongue on that one. ] Mmm... I suppose you are the queen, you said. Did they not let you talk with the common folk, or something like that?