"I did," said Siana, keeping her eyes peeled on the crowd before her. Nothing out of place yet, though that meant little. Still, Siana remembered her sister's advice regarding small talk, so she continued without removing her gaze from the bustle of the streets. "You as well?"
The question was rhetorical. Siana had seen with her own eyes that Maria had volunteered. But it was the attempt that counted, did it not?