Oh dear. She had met one new person who didn't know about Topaz (and who seemed to have similar hobbies to hers!) and she had ruined it by telling him about it. At least he seemed genuinely upset about it and apologetic about asking the question that had lead to that answer.

"It's all right," Ruby comforted him softly. "I should have guessed you do not know. People tend to recognize me -- you see, she is my twin." Naturally, that lead many people to believe that she was Topaz, which then caused them to act as though lycanthropy could be contracted by simply being in the same space as a werewolf.

"So you are not from here, then?"