[It's probably fortunate that Kaoru can't see her face right now. It flits between surprised to enraged and then finally rests on unsettled; this is generosity? How spirited he sounds is greatly disturbing to her, because she can tell by the way he speaks that he really does see this as them being generous. It isn't lip service meant to reassure her.

She's going to make them pay, somehow. One way or another... they can't be allowed to get away with this.]

Is that so...

[Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise, then. Two weeks before the child she left a message with in Yase brings her whereabouts to light, and then time to travel... she isn't afraid of what might happen to her, mostly because she knows she can handle herself. But that does mean Kaoru may have a few weeks without them breathing down his neck.]

Take your time and be careful. I'm not afraid of this clan, Kaoru-san. [She does her best to sound cheerfully optimistic - she doesn't want to worry him or make him feel as though he has to hurry anything to help her out.] Ah... I am a little hungry, but there are people on the other side of the door. It wouldn't be easy to bring anything here, I think...

[Not to mention, once she decides she's up to dealing with them she can just demand food... since she's a princess and all...]