Saula smiled faintly, hearing affection that the vai may not realize was in her tone. This friend must have been a very special friend indeed.
But she didn't want to do or say anything more to put the vai on the spot and make her feel uncomfortable, so she went into work mode, eyeing the vai and appraising her complexion for comparison. "I'd say you're medium tone. So she's either light or fair. Fair isn't a terribly common skin color."