Ari very nearly had to spit back some of her drink at Darl's expression when he - apparently - caught sight of her tongue. "Darl," she said softly after she'd swallowed. "You're staring."
While it was both amusing and a little flattering, she thought maybe he ought not stare at her like that. In public. In front of Acevona. But Ari was hard pressed not to grin, and she ran her toes (having slipped out of her shoe) up the side of his calf beneath the table.
At least, she hoped it was his.
"No, but if I told, I'd have to face the wrath of the high Goom-bah for spilling the news about the Secret Order of Loyal Waterbuffaloes," she teased him lightly. The fibs that edged closest to the truth were the most fun ... and it wasn't as though the 'watchers were completely secret. They just ... didn't go about announcing their memberships to everyone.