Gwen brushed another stray curl away from her face, trying to make it stay behind her ear. She was glad that Ruby seemed to understand her thoughts and how she felt about being here better than most she had encountered so far. Things were so different here.
"Forgive me, I did not wish to not use the title if you indeed had it," she said with a flush to her cheeks, looking down.
She couldn't help it, she had respect for those deemed better than her. It was just the way things were for her, growing up as a servant. And she did not want to anger someone she had just met.