[Continued from Act 7.]
[Note: It may be confusing unless you remember that italicized parts are all thoughts or flashbacks, not current events.]
Mipsacri leaned forward slightly in her chair as she heard this. So many things could be answered this way, and she was anxious to hear it. “Are you sure you don’t want some tea first? You seem rather tense, Miss Mipsacri.” To this she shook her head politely, sitting up straight again to try not to display a look of mixed excitement. “Please, continue. I’m alright. I’m just so interested to hear what I’ve been trying to figure out all along.”