As Duvessa opened her lips to answer, her attention was drawn to the arrival of a person falling through the roof of the barn. Instinctively, she moved her body between the fallen person and the child. She sighed and said to the child with a soft smile "I am what you say I am, but I prefer the name Duvessa." She winked at her before turning her attention back to the intruder, Her eyes glazed over in anger. She stood protectively in front of the girl and said in a loud, confrontational voice "who are you?" Every now and then, she would glance at the small girl to sense her reaction.