( she actually pauses a moment and considers it: it's too heavy not to. she's aware, in a way, that he's probably a bit concerned about offending if he's going out of his way to say he doesn't disagree, but she's not particularly concerned at the moment with putting him at ease. she's just being honest, and maybe a bit earnest, as she's assuming he's being about such a close thing. )

I'll tell you this: being outcast made my life, and my family's life, a lot harder than it had to be. Maybe unfairly so, but that depends on who you ask. But it's not like we had a choice. You see, there's magic in my family. ( as if that explains everything. ) By rights, my father shouldn't have had the kind of life being an outcast allowed him.