"It is nice to meet you Gertrud."
Lena smiled as she took her hand and shook it, 
"I actually have not yet found a meister, I have been approached several times but I need to meet someone that will be able to handle a weapon like me."
She explained, taking a spot to stand beside the Meister as her weapon Simone wandered off. Looking at the crowd she could see that most of the weapons were already pairing up with Meisters, leaving Lena to worry that she may never find a Meister to partner up with.
"um May I ask how you met Simone? are you two senior students?"
Lena turned to Gertrud again, she was genuinely interested because she felt this was an opportunity to make some new friends.