She nodded softly but did not explain about her dead family or the fact that she was being stalked like prey by the killer. She couldn't know how close to the truth that was, however. Pippa didn't know that her life was about to get that much more complex. Her eyes looked distant, nevertheless, for a long moment before she fixed her dark eyes on Chéri and focused on them. Her mouth turned downward briefly but then her expression lifted when her name was complimented. "Several months, I haven't been in England for long at all..."