Ivee burst into laughter, in part because for as much as the statement was straight fact, the queen's tone was just as playful about the statement as if any of the other women in the village had said that, and in part because of how her poor girlfriend jumped and clutched her sketchbook tightly to her chest. She got so jumpy when she was focused on something.
"So we see," she said with a smile, then looked at Sophie. "You had a question, dear, you need to emerge from the corner now."