"Is it really that bad that I want to have a conversation with you?" I asked Dorothea, raising an eyebrow as I looked at her rather unimpressed expression. "I mean, it's been quite a while since we last saw each other, hasn't it? I figured we could at least catch up a little instead of acting like we're complete strangers."
"Well, I don't think there's any particular reason for us to meet in the first place," she replied, sounding rather indifferent to my suggestion. "It's not as though there's anything we absolutely need to discuss, after all. Besides, I'm a pretty busy woman these days, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't take up my time like this without a good reason."
