A sinking feeling filled her stomach, but not enough to kill her appetite. "Mmn." She made a small sound to acknowledge him, though her mouth was full. She may be among commoners, but she wasn't about to forget her manners. She swallowed. "How do you find working life?"
She took another sip of her tea, and watched Zuko's mannerisms. He seemed uneasy. Was he looking for Azula? She started to survey the crowd with her eyes for any familiar faces, just in case. "Your hair is short." Once again stating the obvious, always safe. "Did you cut it for the job?" Was he doing some sort of hard manual labor? Is that why he had bulked up like that? Mai opted to withhold any additional questions, she didn't want to overwhelm him.