*looks (and feels) a little ashamed by that* *reaches for your hands and squeezes them gently* You don't need to apologise, sweetheart, but I accept it nonetheless.
*sits back (though she's still holding your hand)* *softly* I do wish you could stay but it is quite impossible. *with a near-confiding tone (because she has no one else to confide in)* Tyelcormo is not happy with the current state of affairs but if he wants me to remain close at hand (and, for now, he does), he knows that Lily must stay too. *rubs her forehead* Though I would not be in the least surprised if I were to wake up some morning and find that she has been sent to boarding school.