Solomon looked down at Claire, judging her for a moment.  Then he smiled; some might say it was a charming smile, though he hid wickedness behind it.  He had expected Claire to take Blythe's side instead of apologizing for her or making excuses for her.  Maybe she was dumb, or maybe she didn't like her sister, either way, Solomon was going to take what he could get.  "So we totally got off on the wrong foot, let's just put the shuttle incident behind us.  We're comrades, right?  Let's be friends," Solomon said, leaning in uncomfortably close to Claire.