"I've a feeling this is Alina's mother and sister." Calder replied, frowning as he pushed more boxes towards the ladder.
"Okay. And how tall is the Palace - I haven't ever measured!" Alina asked, with a smile. "One thing it never occurred to me to be curious about!"
Alina glanced around hearing Tara's voice, "No worries," she said warmly, "And you can explain or not explain whenever you want."
She turned back to Mark, "By the way - are you done with me for the moment? I have something else I need to do,"