Rubbing unevenly at her crippled thigh, Martha listened and chirped to Alice; "Oh, the school uniform? Well, it's both highly practical and also symbolic....it's contains has so many layers of symbolic meaning, combined with practicality, that I barely need or desire to wear anything else!" she giggled merrily and tried to think up a useful reply for Jacob, but as the conversation turned quickly, she decided to nod in agreement with Kenneth.
At least that cleared up how he knew of her.
"Ah! Indeed...a very varied topic that, sir! Ghosts and goblins and such like! I'll be happy to speak with you both later about that!" leaning hard on her cane, she smiled sweetly to Kenneth and Jacob, hoping this would encourage further meetings after Court.
Her attentions went swiftly back to Alice...her strange awkwardness seeming to prompt some deep instincts in Martha that she hoped weren't destructive.
Before she knew what she was saying, Martha offered tenderly;"You don't need to be alone now, Miss Alice..."