Clare looks at the other woman from her peripheral vision. Then she continues to munch on her toast. Seeming to remember who she is … “Good morning.”

Well the toast ain’t for her, it’s for Clare so she still has the opportunity to be adventurous with her food. No, she means that because of who she is, she has to give a greeting. Clare was not much of the talkative type.

Being in the inner circle would let Marielis also know that Clare was never talkative. She reckons that’s one do the many reasons Christian picked her. She’s an actions kind of woman, lets them speak for her. “I never am. Off putting to most in the commune.”