[ She doesn't comment on the small ticks of body language - but she understands completely. The whole idea of buying another sentient being is sickening - should it eve happen here, Maribelle would stop it with guns - er, magic ablazing. But she understands it's not a subject anyone wants to stay on for long. ]

Of course. I treasure each and every one of the Shepherds, for all their unique quirks. I'm typically the one to convince her to run a brush through her hair and to take better care of her appearance... after she's already spent a good hour playing in the mud and dirt.