She waits until the Lady stops before addressing her.
“Lady Loretta, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I do hope your trip here was pleasant.” Was she ok not using her Titles of Function? Urgh, she really needed to look into that more. “Forgive me if I misuse your Titles of Function, I haven’t been in the First Estate long and I’m still learning.” Best to be upfront about it.
Then the purpose of the meeting became clear, the Brood.
There was a nod, “We do, unfortunately, and they have proven to be quite a nuisance.” That was to say the least. Then there was a look of surprise, “Really? It’s time like these that I wish there was better communication between the various Domains. But I would very much like to talk about the problem and how we can help,” a pause, looking for the english word, “alleviate a mutual problem. What can you tell me of your dealings with them?”