Why, yes! I'm grateful to have my childhood friend, Slaine, here. He's helped me in so many ways since I arrived... I couldn't even begin to count. He provided me a decent place to stay, company to keep, information, even things he needn't trouble himself with, like clothes. [ The fondness in her expression only grows. ] He's always been extraordinarily kind to me, ever since we were small. What you say is the absolute truth: It would have been a lot more difficult without his support. I never feel alone.