Mr. Fraiser gave her a look of sadness.  "I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your parents."  He looked ahead them as they walked, his hands folded behind his back loosely.  "I am sure they would have a place for you, lass.  Family is like that usually, anyway."

Pausing, something came to him and he looked back at her.  "Did you have a job here that kept you?"  He could understand that even leaving her here alone that loyalty to an employer would keep her away from family as well.  He had stayed with the Earl for a variety of reasons over the years but that had been a strong one.