"Yes, it's always been her and I together. I mean we've had most of the same servants, but they're not quite family. Grandmother makes sure that there is a strict line between the help and ourselves." Which she was breaking with having him eat with her, but she didnt care. She was lonely.
"That is all that matters, love. You are blessed then if you had a whole clan that loved you." At his question if it was hard, she gave a small questioning look. "I dont think it was hard... but it has been rather lonely. I havent had many companions my own age. It's only since my last birthday that she's really let me go out on social engagements on my own."