Her eyebrow rises further, and her own mouth curls in half a smile. "Perhaps I am merely fortunate in that I have not seen you lose your temper, then. Though it cannot be so bad as that for you to have tolerated all my endless questions so easily. Most do not."

She hesitates a little, looking back down at her bowl. "I am...not considered easy company, you know. I am respected, yes, and I think my people are fond of me, for they trust me to care for them to the best of my ability."

As she manifestly does. If there is ever a choice between the Haladin and anything else, there is no question what Haleth will choose. This, of course, is part of the problem. "But there are few who seek my presence for their own enjoyment. My brother was one, and his son." Her smile turns a bit softer at this mention of her nephew. If Haleth takes comfort in anything, truly loves anyone, it is Haldan. "Few others, and not for long. Always I am either too sharp or too blunt. Or too unwilling to waste time."