Rein's feature's hardened. This was precisely what she had been worried about... though it seemed that in this case it had not been her previous self but one of her guardians who had let more be known than she wanted. It was that much harder to be as Hayate had wished, if she was thought of as the thing she had been.

But even if there was a hint of challenge in the way she'd set it, at least the woman had seen fit to tell her she knew something. Better than not knowing. This and an apology, she could accept.

"Signum must trust you a great deal," Rein said as neutrally as she could. She wouldn't help herself or anyone else by being hostile over what someone else knew. That would only serve to convince people that the new self was only an act. "Tell me, where can I meet our lady's general? I haven't seen her since I arrived."