"Hmm. Well. The good but horrible news is that I do not think this Fox god-creature is going to give you much of a choice. The other good but likely irritating news about that is now you have met me, even if I still don't know your name, and it has not been very long for me since I had to start learning how to be a person at all, so I have some experience in that area."

Being comforted is still something that very much stumps her. Something about it just makes her go blank. Even with this honesty curse, it's a minute or two before that can even find anything to make her say, quiet but rough. "Don't be sorry. Thank you."

"Does it hurt, if you touch people like that?"

"But... you think he failed, because of what you think of yourself?" She shouldn't guess, but as with everything else, she can't help it.