"I've....studied and been trained since birth to keep my emotions in check." Seemed the easiest way to explain it, really. Bad things happened when her emotions weren't in check...at the very least. "Before I was brought here, I'd just had my birthday a few months ago, in summer. I'm just little...comes from an active life really." Raven was glad that Elizabeth found her company pleasant; part of why she didn't want to talk about certain other aspects of herself until she was sure it would be safe.

Sign of how comfortable she was, as she reached up and pulled down her cowl. So far Elizabeth was the only one to see her un-cowled, at all. Certainly she looked pale enough to be considered very sickly if not on the verge of death, by Elizabethan standards.