of course~
[Unconsciously, her mouth settles into a firm line, and she doesn't answer right away, biding til lively conversation springs up for cover... and she can decide how to best word this...]
The woman who was... hired [Yes, hired sounds good] to look after me when my grandfather couldn't had two children: a younger girl, and a boy my age. I tried to befriend them so things would go smoothly for her sake. [And Selim tolerated her until they were teens, at least]
But I was happier when I could be at the house, with my garden. That was my... hobby, I guess.