Severus gave a wry smile at her question. The first thing that sprang to mind was to say things were confusing, but he didn't want to get into that right now. Besides, something told him Isadora might be a little put out if he started talking about another woman. Though that could apply to the gardening just as easily, he imagined.
"Tolerable," he answered with a slight shrug. "Or as tolerable as they can be, I suppose." He did notice that Iridia had taken a seat a bit further from her than he had the last time. That was interesting. Perhaps the panther wasn't feeling the need to be as protective of her in his presence this time. He jerked his head in Iridia's direction then, before adding, "How far away from you can he get, if you don't mind my asking?" It was almost as if he were picking up their previous conversation right where they had left off.