Adela had to pause and think about that one, about how she should answer. True, they were of the same village, but it wasn't even about trust as a villagemate -- it was about how comfortable she was revealing her origins. For the time she decided to keep it minimal, nothing that the information itself would at least be harmless enough.

If he knew about the incident around her a year and a half ago he'd know more to the story, but for now she decided that the details weren't needed, "Yes. I immigrated here with my uncle when I was eight."