(part 2)
"I am so grateful that Rip- Giles purchased me, even in the battered state I was in," she said, finally bringing her eyes away from the documents and photos, and looking at Ripper. "This is my home, and I actually feel like it's a home and not a prison," she added, a grateful smile on her face, directed towards her master.
"Please don't tell me I have to leave it," she asked the detective, her attention pointed at the guest when she asked.