[i]People are bowing. Why is everybody bowing? Should I be bow--[/i]

Oh, you cannot be serious. Of course Bella's he--

There are two Bellas. That's certainly A Thing. And for once, she's glad that she's far from her ward. It means Redana's nowhere near here.

She squeezes Epistia's hand and is incredibly grateful that Vasilia is drawing the fire of attention away from her. "We belong here," she murmurs as quietly as she can. "We have done nothing wrong, remember. We are just leaving, quietly, because we have urgent duties elsewhere in the ship. Is that not correct?"