"I've been taking riding lessons as well," she remarks, albeit a bit more hollowly than she usually might. "I've been learning to ride a dracolisk. It's been... daunting."

It doesn't answer Christine's question either, and she hesitates as she decides whether or not to be slightly more direct with her. Finally, she decides that she should and yet shouldn't, offering, "I've been... distracted lately. Has anyone been looking for me?"