Perhaps you could communicate in text? It might be better if it's important. Sometimes people think things that they do not mean. If the situation is bad, you would not want to make it worse.

[...is she...?]

Are you redesigning my dress?

[Interesting. Clothing is a harmless enough topic, so Zelda thinks of her full royal regalia for the young troll to look at. These thought bubbles were inconvenient, but they saved a lot of words at times, too.]