She smiled sympathetically. "I understand. I am not inclined toward such things either, especially not with strangers. And I do not enjoy having my mind toyed with." There were exceptions, like her husband and the handful of people she had come to trust, but even those had been hard earned.

"Sometimes people do not expect it to be altered." She said. "Can you hunt? I have gathered plenty of fruits and berries that are safe enough, and the grasslands have cows that provide milk. The forest has game." You get it. "I apologize if this is all overwhelming."