Mills did not understand what was happening. Drax had told her that she would be looked down upon if she spoke in her native tongue, and he had led her to believe that she would not be able to make any friends who spoke her language in Pan. Ignorant of the culture and country, Mills had just taken his word for it, but so far, the man seemed to have been lying.
Starting from Mina, Mills had now met three other women who not only spoke her language, not as well as Mina but good enough, and they also seemed down to earth and relaxed; just like her. She wondered if Drax was embarrassed by her, or if he wanted to change her by making her associate with prudish women, who felt that their public image was everything. She could deal with possessiveness, but she did not like the idea of being controlled.
