To her credit, Mitsuya only let her dismay show the slightest bit, the falling of her face only noticeable to those who had seen her glee a moment ago. Now that she thought about it, it did make sense that the youkai would be less than appreciative of their secret being revealed to strangers, even with the best of intentions. After all, she'd intended to initiate Satomi when she could...

Oh well. After a curious sidelong glance at Noel, to see whether he'd noticed anything truly amiss, she turned back to the guard. schooling her expression into one of proper solicitousness. "Is something the matter, sir?"