[She isn't really trying to hide anything from him--it's just...uncomfortable to talk about. It makes her feel guilty though, like she's implying that she doesn't trust him because she holds back. She does! Ashton is one of the first friends she made here--closer to her than some of the people from her own world. So she looks down at her hands, lightly cleaning the wound on one, then unhooking them from her thumbs so she can pull them down completely. The scars are large and uneven on both her palms and the backs of her hand, from the knuckles to the wrist.]
I w-wasn't an Exorcist yet...[she starts out quiet, hesitant] But I had found my I-Innocence and it was...affecting the town where I lived. Allen and Lenalee came to help, but...the Noah also came. Road, she wanted to use me to get to them...so she took me and m-made sure I couldn't escape.
[There's a very soft, self-conscious laugh] You wouldn't think that c-candles could be used that way.