Astrid, personally, has always been of the opinion that the behavior that counts in the behavior one engages in professionally. In that area, Avery has always been warm, friendly, and approachable; indeed, as far as she could tell, Avery was the only approachable Diamond Face Card during her tenure as Jack. Certainly, Säde for all her presumed advantages as Ace will never be someone one actually wants to take concerns to.

Unless one has to.

"Not at all," she says easily. "I brought Isaac a tea blend he enjoyed when he was at our house the other day." Pacing past it in an agitated manner. "My daughter is more than capable of taking care of herself, after all." Even with Säde, presumably, considering neither one of them had resorted to violence yet.