Raine had been near the window, gaze distant, thoughts elsewhere, but the knock brought her focus back to the present moment, as well as earning Solomon a faintly bemused look in the seconds after. That faded soon enough as well, however, at the question. "Not catastrophically," Raine said, with a quirk to her mouth not quite mirthful enough to be an actual smile. She crossed to where he was, intent on the tea. "But there was not much beyond when you left, either. Genis needs some space to readjust, it seems, and I can give him at least that much. In a little while we'll pick up again."
She lifted one shoulder in half a shrug, added by way of explanation, "For him, it had been only a matter of hours since he'd seen me last."
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She lifted one shoulder in half a shrug, added by way of explanation, "For him, it had been only a matter of hours since he'd seen me last."