Vanessa gives her a smile, curious about just why the music offends her, other than it being loud and repetitive. It made her wonder what the music at her home was like.

There was a pause before she answered Jasnah's question, making it seem like she was thinking on the answer but really Vanessa isn't certain how to answer it. She never is. How do you say that you're not that well at all?

"I've kept busy." A half-answer, as she'd started to give, followed by a hopeful distraction. "I discovered that there was a chapel here. I've been helping to restore it somewhat."