At first she pauses simply because there's a roadblock in her way. Then she pauses because as he lays it out she as least has the good sense to feel bad for getting huffy over Cessily without pausing to listen to Kevin herself. Par usual she let her emotions get a little too hot in the moment.

Her brows scrunch up a bit. They said everyone had a True Half out there even if most never found theirs. It's a blow to her anger in the moment that he doesn't believe that. Still he had just drug her along and used True Halves as an excuse so --

"I should to be polite."

No for real, that's how she thinks of it. Climbing the court social ranks is the last thing she wants to do to be perfectly honest.