She's taking a critical hit straight to the little self-esteem she actually has here at the very sight of that eyeroll! The price of being good and honest.. She wants to be honest again and say it isn't her pet, but that would probably just prompt questions she shouldn't answer.

"It's-- It's not about leaving, sir! He was with me one moment, and I was somewhere else entirely, and then I was suddenly here and he was gone.. I know it must sound strange, but that's what happened to me."