She would have taken care of it - for a given, and possibly great deal more violent, meaning of 'taken care.' And he probably wouldn't have constantly told her to stand up straight and that her hair was a mess, her dress was an utter disgrace, and she really shouldn't know such words, let alone use them while in polite company.

"Who's to say that you haven't?" she grins back, arcing one delicate brow. "You are discussing clouds with a star, Tristran Thorn."