“Perhaps.” Galina shrugged lightly as if it were no matter to her. Which, in truth, it was not. Mrs. Skeeter evidently had not had the same training as Galina, proving herself to be blunt and to the point. A shame, Galina had always enjoyed a good verbal repartee.

The woman was after nothing more than information, information that Galina had not even them - against the express directions that it was in her best interest to do so by both Lyra (who was the only one who knew of Galina innocence) and her lawyer. For her own interests differed from those of her sister’s and she could not bring harm upon Mari.

Instead of answering, Galina tilted her head at the woman easily hiding her surprise that the woman thought she knew her age, “And just how old do you believe I am Mrs. Skeeter?”