Surprisingly, Faridah did not recoil or so much as even show much reaction to this. It was taking so much effort to work up the courage to come this far that she couldn't allow herself to become distracted again. Taking a deep breath, she started, "I promise you I did not lie to you about this, Mistress. However... I have kept something a secret. But..." She paused and took another deep breath. "I didn't know how you would take it and what it would lead to, because... This is difficult." Her body seemed to be trembling a bit, but she refused to give way to it again. "You see... I'm not really some great warrior or experienced heroine who has saved damsels in distress and defeated numerous villains. In fact, I’ve rarely even faced combat before. I came here out of my own foolish desire to find adventure while I was traveling with a caravan while hiding my true identity from its members. In reality, I'm... I'm the princess of this kingdom who foolishly ran away from home and got herself into one big mess after another." She paused and waited for the sorceress's reaction, thinking for sure that the sorceress would think she was lying and beat her half senseless for mocking her.