She stops, standing almost perfectly still for a moment. The sharp feeling of dread from before is replaced by something duller - she knows that Maridian is trying to soften the edge of his criticism, but that doesn't make it any less difficult to take. Especially not after the Dragonqueen herself admonished her earlier.

She flicks her eyes to him, then to the ground and back. Delaying him won't stop him from talking, but oh, if only it would...

"I'm listening."