"Of course shrewd is a compliment," she said with a chuckle. "It's another word for good business sense, which is mantadory to get by with your own business. I'm sure you're more than a little shrewd in your own right. Business is good, I hope?"
While not necessarily the most skilled witch, Gemma had a handful of spells she'd developed familiarity with over the years due to necessity. Thankfully, one of them was a basic translation spell that would allow her to understand simple words and expressions in other languages and would translate her words into one other people could understand. It wasn't useful for conversations that were technical in nature or required extensive vocabulary, but for ordering a drink at a bar, it would suffice. She pulled out her wand and formed the charm around her head, then looked over at Cho. "Do you need a translation charm?"