Adella is grateful for the arm around her waist as after her run through the forest she feels ready to fall over, but she can tell it's almost more for his benefit than hers. She's not about to shake him off, whatever the reason.

"I'll answer to Adella a little more readily than Lady Trevelyan," she adds, managing to give Dorian a smile. She'd gotten the bare bones that people weren't going to know who she is, but seeing clearly that Dorian didn't recognize her was a little painful.