Her eyes widened a little, then heat crept into her cheeks. "Oh, no. Please don't make a fuss on my behalf. It seems you have plenty on your plate now, sir..." And then she followed the other woman with her gaze, her hand moving to the redness at her throat. "I... thank you." She then looked over to the cluster of young women who seemed to be drooling over the noble. Really, she thought, they could be compared to a bunch of panting Pomeranian puppies, vying to be picked from the litter. Fluff, really... What she should be but could no longer afford to be.