Whether you deride me or not, you assisted as I required, and that debt still stands.

[And really, throughout her two years with Audentes, she's grown a somewhat tougher skin. This was no longer her village, where her word was law. He also benefits from her upbringing, that though she might attempt to lord more strongly over a fellow human... magical creatures such as the werewolves of her wood garnered more respect. Servants sort of counted.]

I did not think it worthwhile to argue with you about your own feelings on your own nature when we have just met.

[Maybe the second meeting?]