Watching as she opens the wine, pouring a cup for Kitty and then herself, and sliding the first to her guest. Guests in the Rookery (or chicken coup, as Dorian suggested) was rather a novelty.

"Nicely done. Although," and she takes up the cards for a moment, replicating the shuffle Kitty just showed her, "here. A little more action with the wrist, and less the hand. Let your hand concentrate on the hold, and your arm provide it support. That will make avoiding a slip easier."

Nonetheless, she is pleased by the progress, and replaces the cards on the desk before she sits. "But I imagine cards are not your sole interest, if you sought me out."