Veili didn’t quite have a response to Elizabeth’s declaration and stood there, not slack-jawed, but somewhat disbelieving. The expression stayed there even as she rummaged for something, and he only steeled it after she spoke again. He was interested, but kept it under the wraps.

Whatever god granted the small miracle of there being no one else in the immediate vicinity of the duo, Veili thanked it. It probably had to do with the two being both fairly intimidating individuals, but all of that would have mattered for jack had anyone been eavesdropping. The rumor mill stopped for no one, and this conversation certainly would have been prime fuel. 

[b]“How responsible of you.”[/b] He just might have been serious about what he said, but without much inflection to his voice, it was hard to tell. Closing his eyes and tilting his head forward so chin rested on chest, he let out a small sigh before realizing there was a distinct lack of foot steps. Opening a single eye, he saw that Elizabeth seemed to be just waiting. [b]“I thought you had places to be?”[/b] He tilted his head questioningly, indicating the entrance she had strolled through to catch him just a few moments ago.