[...she had cut herself off, but not soon enough; only after the fact--combined with the look on Phoenix' face--did Iris realize...this was...probably not something she should speculate on. Not without talking more to Athena about it.]

[After all, she wasn't a gossip.]

Ah, we...had a conversation a little while back about...people that we liked.

She never mentioned his name, but...I suppose, if she cared enough about Mr. Blackquill to keep his picture with her, then he must have been that person for her.

[There. She maintained her promise of being honest, while also not betraying anything Athena hadn't already hinted at on her own, publicly.]