As far as Elia was concerned, his commentary added up to 'yes, now you're responsible for the Puppeteer and his feelings on bone-magic as well'. Which, she supposed, was fair. She had pestered and preened for attention from the Ringmaster – it was bound to come with drawbacks such as these. She could mediate tensions between the Puppetmaster and Lila, she supposed. Or perhaps she could delegate that one to Alex?
The witch was considering whether or not that would be acceptable and watching Kennet make ready to leave all at the same time. He looked irritated, as if whatever was attempting to re-direct him was trivial. It probably was, as far as the Djinn was concerned. "Oh? And here I thought you liked me best uncostumed, so to speak. What do you need to attend to, Kennet, that couldn't wait a while longer?"
Her tone was just the right side of enticing, half-teasing, with the same challenge as before. "You could see it before any of the patrons..."