Shionne glanced at him with a soft laugh of her own, "No?" ALL of the skepticism in her voice, though it at least wasn't accusatory. She had a feeling he /was/ implying something, but she couldn't call him on it. Or even poke him for it. "I can't help but agree with the Queen's thoughts though." Her friends were important to her, but Alphen had taken a place even higher than that.