"I'm Amelia Mason... her companion," she murmured, her smoky eyes tired as they met his. Her mouth turned upward ever so slightly when she noticed the smile, but it only lasted a moment. She sighed and stood, but sat back down, "I was to be seen and not heard... I don't know if that answers about how close I was to her, but she would talk to me when we were alone." She sniffed, "And now I have no place to go because I am sure the lawyer will tell me I must vacate her home. My father made it clear that I had no place in the church."

Her fingers came up to pinch her nose.