[ Her eyes trail the mug as it's taken by the man and the corners of her lips lift again teasingly before offering him a cheeky wink. ] 

Well, now that you've said that I guess I won't bill you for my support. At least not this time. The first one is free.

[ Not that she had been planning on doing that in the first place, nor would she ever, but running with what she thinks is banter is usually a surefire way of cheering someone up. ] 

You still could. There's nothing wrong with getting a little head start, right? And if your partner shows up some day then he'll be able to look at things with a fresh set of eyes! That's collaboration at its finest really.

[ She leans forward, resting her elbow on the table so that she can rest her chin atop her hand. ]

I'm Hilda by the way. I'm over in the Free Cities. And you're...[ A quick appraisal of the fur definitely doesn't scream Thorne. ] in Solvunn?