<It's obviously a trap,> Ardiss hisses silently, <He wants to know if I've defected.>
Keeping up the human charade, Ardiss softens her face into a guilty smile. She pulls the Dracon Beam onto her lap sheepishly. "It's for protection," she explains, "you never know what sort will wander in here. I haven't been here very long and you wouldn't believe some of the things I've seen."
Ardiss shifts slightly, allowing herself to look more comfortable, while remaining wary, "That's the uniform that Imperial Yeerks wear, isn't it?" She glances at the insignia, "I don't know much about any rebels. There's always talk of stuff like that around here, but I don't pay too much attention. I like to keep to myself."
That much was true, at least. Ardiss was feeling more and more uneasy with the situation. While she waited for Ossanlin's response she began searching through Christine's memories, something she should have done when she first gained the host. She was out of practice at "acting human", something she had never needed to do aboard a Blade Ship, and she did not know this host well enough to effectively imitate her just yet.