"R-Really...? Do you think so...?" Arlia seemed surprised and unsure of how she should respond to Sarah's compliments. She had never encountered sincere compliments before meeting Nigel, so she was easily flustered. "I-I mean, thank you for your words. It's just that... I... " Seeing the normally confident woman acting like a shy, confused child was a sign of just how terrible her living and social skills really were under the systemic abuse Adriano had subjected her to. Without the fear of his presence haunting her, Arlia lost all her ability to project a seemingly normal mask and was now showing who she really was: a mistreated and slightly dysfunctional broken bird.