Salis watched the interaction between
Ben Craig
and
Mike V'Trechen
. The way in which the man spoke. It was the speech she saw among people who held positions of the "in betweens." Who had authority, but not of the highest order. Sometimes they gained it through cunning, or determination. Sometimes by kissing up or having favor with others. She didn't really much care how he managed it. But his position meant he would be not too likely to be frustrating to her, not because he was more or less powerful than her, but because of the ways people like that acted. At least, when they were relatively on your side.
She smiled bouncing the two girls up for a moment as he mentioned hoping the entourage didn't scare them,
"You're not scared are you Neli, Natasha?" She asked the two. Getting a shake of the head from one and a simple stare at them from the other who seemed either curious or concerned. Salis chuckled to herself, she figured that from what they'd seen. Men in black were not too intimidating. They'd seen her in armor, they saw the TX-1's on the regular. And they probably didn't yet have the ability to recognize the skill involved in the people that Ben Craig had with him, and the type of threat they could potentially pose. Were they given the order. Quietly she whispered to Mike, leaning in, "One year is just a bit off hun."
There was no blame there, just wanted to remind him of it.