She had no way to know what someone might think about how she valued her shiny things. Some people thought it was ridiculous, so they'd laugh. And of course Ellie didn't want to get laughed at for something that was central to who she was and something that she was proud of.
He didn't seem like he was going to laugh, though. Thankfully. "No need for you to be sorry. You didn't take it." She had to think for a second about the answer to his question. "...last place I had it was my stand. Yesterday."