“Yes you are certainly welcome back if you’d like to meet there!  Some evenings I’ve been busy with convention business meeting other delegates so I would like to know in advance so I can make time for you, which I certainly will!”

"Great! It's really fun training there! You could learn how to become an assassin, Núria!"

What is wrong with this child?  How did she survive this long?

Thea is realizing she wouldn’t want to move to Halmyris even if she could take her entire underground base with her.

Forced smile.

“We no longer train techniques and skills only useful for assassination.  Our training is aimed at general martial skill.”

"I'd love to learn some general martial skills!" Núria smiles much more realistically, and does not say anything more or show any hints at all about any interest in assassination, which it may come to eventually. 

“Well, let me know what evening you would like to come visit then!”

Her evenings are currently open as unfortunately she hasn’t made much progress on setting up or getting invited to any political faction meetings.

"Ah- how's tomorrow?"

“That sounds excellent.  I have no other plans for tomorrow evening.  My mornings and afternoons are, of course, taken up by the convention.”

"Núria is my best friend and vizier! She'll be here with me too, advising!"

How many ‘best’ friends can this girl have?  Hopefully (for Lucia) Nuria can keep her from openly proclaiming avaricious desires of conquest and similarly impolitic ideas.

“Of course.  I’ll see you tomorrow then.”

Thea turns to leave for her committee meetings.

"Bye!"

She turns to Nuria. "Now let's talk about which men on the front row are the handsomest!"

"Of course, My lady."