During her time "away" from the Homeloss, Alice had been a bit more active on board than Duncan had...anticipated.
He had always thought the Gothic doll was a portrait of an elegant and proper young lady—even though she could turn on a dime, surf, and talk trash, she was indeed graceful and quiet under normal circumstances, cautious about everything she did on board, and behaved mannerly and dutifully in unfamiliar settings, even lying quietly in her own box like an ordinary doll when there was nothing else to do, offering an image of complete harmlessness.
But now it seemed she was only this quiet when he was around?
The suddenly solemn atmosphere in the room made Alice feel a bit nervous, and she glanced at the expressionless Duncan cautiously, "Captain, you're not angry, are you? I can explain..."
