It's different—to dance some Kalvadan dance that only she knows how to do properly while making up all the parts she can't do. No one knows any better. They might suspect, but they can't know. Not for certain. So, no. She would prefer not to indulge Ellis in this. Not when he will know exactly what is wrong and who has apparently already given some consideration as to how it must be changed to suit her. It feels very like being pitied.

"If you like." If Ellis has slowed the pace, Wysteria is content to lag. It would be discouraging to refuse him now when the whole point of her coming had been to wish him well and assure herself that he was in good spirits.

"But only for a few minutes. I'm not meant to be keeping you long, you recall."