[ He smiles again, not one as forced as the one he's carried so far, but a sadder one. ]

It has been a pleasure to meet with Aristophanes, the one I knew before the season's passing. As things stand now though, it is evident that the family I once knew is different, and I would be a poor Governess not to adjust myself to the change.

After the hands that have been played, I must refuse. I cannot see Aristophanes as a family I may trust, as they have seen mine, if not through words, than through blunt action.