[@Scout] Ah!  I like her.  Hm, what would Ziotea think...?

She's Omestrian.  Ziotea...doesn't even know where to begin processing that.  She feels a strange kinship to the girl, but she never made any move to approach the other person who shared her heretical heritage.  I'm guessing that Viveca might very well have asked questions about Ziotea's appearance, as well as about Rodion's machines, and I don't think Ziotea'd take well to that.  She also doesn't entirely understand how a former slave can be okay with supporting the people that tortured her -- though this is partially a reflection of her own inner turmoil and disgust at her own position.  Depending on Viveca's religions views and how openly she expresses them, there may be hidden sympathy or further conflict there.  The pride she has in her heritage puts Ziotea at odds with her, again for personalk reasons.

She does admire or at least respect Viveca's adaptability, which she sees as one of the best qualities a warpriest can have.