It was hard to sneak up on an Alastrian. Between her sense of smell and her ability to hear a pulse--to say nothing of approaching footsteps--Ariadne was very seldom surprised. And it was more from the surprise at being surprised than anything else when she yelped suddenly, dropping the bundle of table scraps she'd been collecting from the dining hall.

She whirled around, guilty at first, but then with confusion when she registered Cole's...well. Hat.

"You...you startled me!" she gasped, bending over to quickly pick up the stolen food.