He seemed a bit hesitant upon greeting her, which only compounded her suspicion that he was skipping out on his duties. It would be so unfortunate if it was true -- she had just been starting to think that he was decent, at least sometimes.
"Were you released early?" she asked, insisting on the subject; he had to know by now that lying to her did not end well, surely. If he told the truth, at least...
Well, Bahamut Hall was a fair distance away, but perhaps... she could offer to help him with the dishes if he bought her takoyaki, she considered. And then they could get an additional spar in; she was still a bit sore about her loss yesterday and found herself eager to redeem herself now, as opposed to waiting a week.