All right. I'll let you get dressed. Would you like some cocoa? Or tea?

[Sabriel remembers being that age, although at this point she strongly suspects her childhood was happier than whatever this girl has gone through, in spite of learning necromancy and fighting and Dead that came close to her school.]

My name's Sabriel. You can stay here as long as you need to, but there are other empty homes if you'd rather stay somewhere else. [She's pretty sure neither of her housemates will object to another guest, and if they do... she'll just have to argue with them.]