"There are moments when I think I should like to meet her." And a handful, rare things that they are, where she feels like it might explain the vague disquiet she feels about Benevenuta when she manages some skillful twist of diplomatic manipulation. Though she truly has no room to speak, her mother being the way she is. "Playing at patience is equally important."

And something she cannot quite yet manage. Still. She lifts her glass to Benevenuta in a toast. "To varied skills."