Ayakashi glanced briefly toward the grand piano, and let out a short laugh tinged with mild irony, before turning her gaze back to the two women. There was no regret in her voice, nor any suggestion of weakness -- it came across instead as a cold, cynical assessment of the situation, "I am already being watched."
She then moved to stand with her straight-backed posture against the wall, perhaps to lean against it with her arms folded across her chest, but remained acutely aware of the weapon secured to her back, "Everyone is. Politicians and foreign guests especially."
