"Ooh, I'm sorry." Amelia replied quickly, not meaning to cut into personal troubles, "I thought you were Hold-born. If it's any consolation, I felt like I was going backwards for a while when I first Impressed Sharath. To go from knowledgeable in your field of practice to less informed then the freshest apprentice... is frustrating. I think it's better now, but before... I had no idea what was going on." She smiled, rather embarrassed by her slip-up.
Rieta's final comment made Amelia blink but the goldrider smiled. "You're not chatting my ear off, but don't worry. Maybe we'll talk again?" She paused a moment, waiting for the answer, before she turned to focus solely on finishing up oiling Sharath.
