[The firm hand pressing gently on her shoulders was indeed enough to calm Felicia down some-- with so much newness around her and her own talents pushed to the wayside, she knew that she was going to need to work that much harder to even begin to make up for the time she had lost. She listened to Corrin's words, but could only look up at him uncertainly.]

I thought I already told you, [she said carefully, knowing that she would need to be strong in this.] Helping others is how I take care of myself-- I just won't feel right unless I find a way to repay everyone's kindness one day and become a person everyone would be proud of.

But....if protecting myself is a way of helping you, then I'll do it. Even if I'm not a maid here, I can still fight. And, there's still lots of ways to make everything work out no matter what situation we're in.