[ Her brow furrows, though the answer is better than some. It's hard enough for Anne to talk about, thinking of them as her distant countrymen, but she was not friends with any. Her charge still doesn't seem to like her.

He voice drops, careful not to let others overhear as she looks at other things. ]

I am sorry. But perhaps you can have another one. He seems closer to your age than others, and I worry for keeping him locked away at all times.