[Marona watches this conversation unfold, exhaling softly as Subete says his piece. Saphir is - upset. Much more than she is, when her only real beef is with Subete being a generally neutral to unpleasant person to be around depending on his mood and the given scenario.

She still hasn't drunk her tea.]

I'm glad you made it safely. [A brief pause, and then:] When we heard Hikage was coming, we prepared for one guest. It was... surprising that there are two.

[It's an attempt at being a diplomat, but also, she's the one out of the lot that doesn't even speak very much. Her words aren't exactly impressive.]

Mr. Saphir and I have been looking forward to it, though. It's been a while.

[They were just... looking forward to time spent with Hikage, specifically.]