Constant Vigilance was not a thing at the moment, seeing as she was off in her head... but the sound of footsteps approaching did register. Hmmm. Like one of those moments you could HEAR something, but not quite draw yourself from what you are doing.

Oh daydreams and anxiety were a heck of a thing.

Then that voice... the voice that struck FEAR INTO THE HEARTS OF THE WEAK... pierced her thoughts and drug her eyes upward. Oh man. Of COURSE she got caught being weird in a stairwell by the woman who she was about to seek out. Of. Course.

"Headmistress... I was actually going to try to find you, but kind of got sidetracked." Clearly she had a lot going on. Haha. Finally rising the blonde girl smoothed down her robes and cleared her throat. "If it's not an imposition, I'd like to speak with you, mam. " Cue her nicest smile.