Closed contemptuous

[Chiaja]

"I have no secrets!" the child said proudly, maybe even too much so. Of course, she was a child - what secrets could she have? But if she were older, her origins in the Pillars of Dust would certainly be something she wanted to keep under wraps. And Chiaja did something she never thought she would do, but she found completely necesesary. She slapped Kassret. "You will never speak that way to a noble again, Kassret." She turned to Ifran. "I apologize, hejdw. It is my fault for her bad behavior." Chiaja swallowed any signs of recognition and lowered her eyes. She wasn't really used to apologizing, but even she knew you shouldn't yell and scream at a noble.

[Ifran]

Ifran managed to get "How sad" out before the woman slapped her charge. Truly, what good was childhood without a few secrets to keep from adults, to trade and barter with one's fellows? But the woman had put a stop to the conversation with one terse, violent gesture. "Not at all," he said, his Arumenic basic for her limited understanding. It did not quite convey his mix of regret. He bowed shallowly to the pair of them. "Ladies, I will leave you to your shopping."