It took her a moment to realize what Helena meant and when she did, she panicked. Her head shot up and she looked at the woman with pure horror. Her mind raced as she realized - Ella had been talking behind her back, this woman probably knew about things she shouldn't, the voices, Bran, and everything else...
"Maybe," Lotte said, voice shaking. "But she's got the - got the wrong reasons." She didn't think Bran had tortured Ella and wouldn't follow that train of thought, now that she knew his voice was right. She couldn't and it was banished. She was too paranoid already. But Bran couldn't be trusted and she should have trusted Ella's whispers on that from the start.
She took a deep breath, before going on. "And I don't know you, really so excuse me if this is rude, but I'm really bothered by people talking behind my back. I've had enough of it."