"Oh, no," Mitchell replied, hastily, flustered. "No, I didn't mean...I'm sorry. I'm still getting used to your American ways." At her claim of only being a slave a week ago, though, his eyes widened in shock and surprise. "You're one of the um. The escaped slaves? The wild ones?" He laughed, awkwardly. "I thought you were all feral and hated anyone who wasn't human."