Arwen had muttered all that to herself, but since it came after Alfred had told her everything, he thought she was talking to him. With a smile, he responded, "Madam, sir cares for you a lot. Otherwise, we have never seen him concerned like this for anyone."
"No one?" she asked, clearly feeling a sense of warmth spreading in her heart. "What about his family? He must be like this to them as well."
She didn't intend to hear that it was only her that he cared about, rather she wanted to feel that he treated her like his family. If he treated her like his family, then he treated her like his own. And with her losing one, she truly wanted to call him as hers. Even though he had already called her his family and often made her feel the same, still she just wanted to confirm it this way one more time.
