She headed right back to the cottage, fuming all the while.

Losing her parents, and thus all means of social contact, at such a young age came with more than just trauma - she was emotionally stunted, and didn't know how to handle or trust things like happiness and affection. Lust she could understand, it was a natural animal thing, but this? This was weird and confusing and made no sense!

She always lost people she loved, so if she dared to love him, she'd lose him too, that was the way of things! "Let's get my magesight practice over with."