[ In charge of watching over this place. It sounds so... well, Blake can't quite put her finger on it, but it's almost like they're living in a stage play, being assigned roles and their part to play. ]

Hey, you should give Yang some credit. [ Blake's response is light and amused. ] She practically raised Ruby herself. Although... yeah, Yang isn't exactly a good source of aristocratic manners either.

[ She takes another contemplative sip of her tea. ]

Are you... happy to play your role?

[ Still light, still cautiously avoiding over-probing, Blake sounds genuinely interested and curious there. She feels like a detective in one of her books back home -- though she'd never been much into the murder mystery genre, she's read a few -- trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. ]