She smiled, but her heart wasn't really in it. "You probably heard that Dani's Friend kind of pulled a dick move, and one of the reasons he gave was that he's scared of our family. I tried to explain it, but I mean ..." She shrugged. "Is there a way to explain us?" It was probably obvious, at least to her own father, how much Sindre's preconceptions had hurt her feelings. Still, she didn't want to look meaner or more insular than she had to.