It took Zafika a moment to notice the change in the whispers, and they perked up slightly as they sipped their tea, listening in on the whispers. And thanks to being so focused on the whispers around them, they completely missed the footsteps approaching their table. They didn't however miss the new possible knight person sitting down across the seat from theirs, and they instinctively tensed up, their tail twitching closer to them as they placed their cup carefully on the table in front of them. "Hello...?"