Glancing up, Mina's lips parted just slightly. She hadn't been expecting to see anyone tonight. Already, she'd had several visitors. Still, Lydia was, perhaps, the farthest from her mind at the moment.

But, on the whole, she certainly wasn't an unwelcome sight.

"Hello, darling," she said fondly, tucking her half sutured arm underneath her button-down, just in case the girl was squeamish. "What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?" There was some admiration in her tone. Mina liked a bold and assertive soul.