She listened closely to Thomas' answer, noting the pause her question had given him. At the very least it meant he'd thought about it. There was something satisfying in hearing that life wasn't so bad near her old homeland. The people losing faith in their leadership was something she'd known for a few days, although it still hadn't surprised her then. Keilaudrin was relatively new in its status, but founded on ancient ideals. In line with what Thomas has said, it was easy to ignore the problems of the world from within a palace. Lexine might have found other questions to ask him, but her attentions were as pulled as his when someone started yelling behind them. A girl she recognized as the Lyoki princess disappeared into the crowd, among plenty of others slowly making their way into the dance. "You'd almost think they didn't have the entire day to get it out of their system," she remarked, looking on.