Of course I'm certain, [ she cuts in, firmly, before he's even finished the tail end of his sentence. ] I hardly ever get company these days, though, so we'll have to swing by the grocery store to pick up a few things. Is that all right?

[ Shopping for another person... meals with another person... she's going to have to tidy up the guest room because someone will be in it, and Otome feels the peculiar urge to cry-- but no, this is a good thing. This way, she'll know Leon's cared for, until he's ready to move on.

... She doesn't really want to dwell on that, either. ]