Trill looks at the communicator, realizes what it is, and offers it to Eldrith. "You may be better at this than me," she says with a smirk.

Watching Trill, Eldrith is pretty sure that her apology is genuine, and that her widening eyes was more of an expression of surprise than one of fear or agitation. What she was thinking about while she stood still, however, is another question, Eldrith does not know. What he does realize, however, is that she is simply not operating under the same set of assumptions and motivations that he is. If anything, she reminds him more of Zo than of himself.

Trill catches Eldrith studying her, glances back, and smiles. It feels like she may be trying to reassure him.