Dying is a little bit traumatic even to adults, unfortunately.

[Don't ask her how she knows.]

I'm glad you won't be too harsh with her. She'll be more scared of you than anything, really - and scared that you might tell everyone about her nature, which she thinks would make them hate her.

[It had been a huge effort for her to tell Evangeline and Rinku in the first place, and they're the two least likely people to judge someone for not being human.]