o13 § ( visual ) forget the sun in his jealous sky
Since her attack the Countess has been scarce, leaving her tablet locked in a drawer and accepting no visitors save the necessary. While she's still obliged to be careful - a shoulder injury like hers can take a long time to heal, and she's not as young and hardy as she used to be - she is now up and about again, albeit dressed far lighter as a concession to her range of motion. Naturally this means it's time to reacquaint herself with having company other than Jack or Doul.
In a brilliant display of multitasking, one of Petra's maids is holding the tablet obligingly for her mistress while the lady of the castle sits on the edge of a settee, Jack's dog Abby in front of her knees while she tries on first one collar and then another (studded, jewelled, plain leather, different jewels- it's safe to say that the Countess has experience in spoiling dogs). She does pause and look up when the maid signals that they're recording, and sets the collar in her hand aside to keep Abby amused with petting while she speaks.
"I'd merely like to briefly thank my well-wishers; Master Doul and the Colonel very thoughtfully passed those messages on to me and I did appreciate that. And- Dr Yilmaz, I have something I'd like to discuss with you, quite unconnected to our previous business."
She briefly considers whether or not she should say anything about Professor Snape's apparent disappearance, but it seems to be another Taxon coming and going of the depressingly usual sort and she's not sure that there's anyone else it'd concern.
Ultimately, she leaves it at that.