There wasn't anything to be embarrassed about, and Hestia hoped that he knew that. She didn't mind brisk people, or people that were set in their ways. In fact she was kind of used to it. It was endearing, and it was going to take a lot more than that to freak her out.
She nodded a bit and went with Gilbert to sit down. Listening to the two of them walk, she smiled slightly, though she figured that she was missing something, but she wasn't going to be nosy and ask. Even though she thought Wales was lovely, she didn't want to risk upsetting anyone.
Really, she wanted to squeeze Gilbert's hand and reassure him that things were okay. She turned her attention to Thomas and nodded, "Yes sir, I am. And I went to Hogwarts."