I do. [Talking to her mom, she means. Sometimes. But only in private because she thinks people will make fun of her if she does it in front of them.] He... Sort of. He does now.

Before, he was trying to figure out who had my mother killed, so he left me with the people at the Hound Pits. They said they wanted to help Corvo and protect me because I'm Empress.

But it was a lie. [She sounds less disappointed about it and more just tired. Expected.] They would talk in private together a lot, and I thought that was weird. The maid who took care of me said she didn't feel good about them, too.

They gave Corvo something to make him sleep, then took me away. Being Empress isn't any fun. I don't know why they wanted the throne so badly.

[After a quiet moment of just watching where she puts her feet in Alfie's prints, she answers:] I take care of myself here.