I'm a terrible bore, I'm afraid. I must confess to enjoying the arts only under obligation.

[ she looks around, realizing that he is asking because he had found her here, in the theater, and she's obviously not adept with children, so it was odd for her to admit to coming to see them.

she finds a flattering smile. ]

But I'm quite interested in the operations of this settlement. There's no telling how long we'll be here. Leave no stone unturned, as they say.