Her parents aren't pleased. They have Guests over, and while Mira isn't supposed to ever show that she's a Sentinel, she's supposed to be even more un-Sentinel-like when they have guests over. But she can't control the overload of emotions invading her nose, her skin, her eyes at the moment.

So she's in her room, murmuring feverishly to herself as she rocks back and forth in a corner, waiting for the arrival of whichever Guide her parents have hired to look after her.