She doesn't let go of him. But his comment hurts. She doesn't know if her mother had more children, or if she was the only one. She's the only one to have turned up in the auction that she's aware of, which doesn't really mean anything. She could have just been the one not wanted.

Then she nods, and finally releases him. "Yes, I'm okay." She says, softly. She's always okay. She has to be, she's the Little Mistress, and it wouldn't do to admit to distress. The hug made her feel better anyway. "Worried about the people at home. The Mistress promised to beat Jocko, severely, if he lost me a second time." Because, although Treeko had been the one to lose her first, Jocko was responsible for her.