She blushes brightly, as he calls her on her lie. "It's not that, really. We're all in pretty dire straits. With the farming ruined by the war, the sudden influx of our people, and the loss of our traditional hunting grounds, and the loss of trade in this area, again, thanks to the war, and with winter coming, soon... Maura's been under a lot of stress. It's not official yet, but she's going to be the mayor of our joint city. Between her heritage, her status as a hero, and the fact that she's running the town, practically... and she worries about all of us. Most of the women are either independent enough to handle themselves, or they have someone to take care of them, whether a husband or family. But the three of us..." She shakes her head. "We'll manage. Somehow. Some people might go hungry, but they'll take care of us."