"Bidding?" Somehow that word alone makes her almost certain she knows what Mindy means, and yet she still asks. There is still a flicker of uncertainty and Rose is yet again annoyed that her powers have been stripped. It's so hard to be an aloof know it all like this.

"Children can often be underestimated," she muses, studying the last of the tea in her cup. "Perhaps it's because we do largely see them as innocent, and we often maintain that view until we are forced to let it go. But I'm quite aware what even the young can be capable of."

"But that wasn't exactly what I was referring to when I asked about you experience." A pause and she looks up, meeting Mindy's eyes. "Do you feel bothered or guilty about what you had to do?"