Kennet did not move his head, continuing his inspection when she spoke. "I do not attend dinners, whether they have reason or not." The time period in which Aria had arrived might not have allowed the insight that her old acquaintance both did not fit amongst the employees and did. Knowing each other long before the Cirque had acquired his services, she would notice a great change between the Djinn he had been and who he was now.
Turning to face her, he looked her over for the second time since she arrived. Giving her a job assignment and going over the rules had been a quick affair as he had not wanted her to ask more personal questions than what was necessary for her job. Kennet kept his distance quite obviously. "I was merely checking on the attraction, Aria. I thought you might be out longer."