It's certainly a harsh opinion of the act, and one that even stony Claudia doesn't fully agree with. But, of course, they don't know each other particularly well, so she keeps her thoughts to herself. It's a little bit of a walk from the marketplace to her home, but as long as they maintain a steady place, it won't take terribly long to get there.

"Not much farther," she assures him after they've been walking several blocks. "My neighborhood is just up ahead." And her neighborhood, clearly, is more than a little upscale. The houses have been getting bigger and nicer as they've gone on.