[ The idea has occurred to her before, but hearing those words from her sister, she tilts her head to one side as if pondering them for the first time. ]

Do you think so? [ A mischievous sort of grin crosses her face then. ] Have you been talking with him?

[ It's only a tease, of course, but she knows that Alkaid is very persuasive when she wants to know something or is just curious. ]

He keeps talking about how old he is, so if he really is as old as he says, he must have had a lot of time to practice. But I still wonder how he found the time, what with all the sin eaters and everything else that he has been dealing with.

[ And part of her guesses she doesn't even know the half of it.

When Ardbert interjects, her ears twitch and her tail sways too. Something about Ardbert's presence is reassuring, even if part of her still feels sad that he must walk around as he does, with no one to talk to but the two of them. ]

Where else would we have one? [ Her eyes glint with some kind of mischief as she looks him over. ] You could join us, if you wanted.

[ In a manner of speaking, since he still is a ghost. ]