"Oh, I didn't think you were afraid."

She says that easily. Airily. Because it's true. Even though she's young, the girl doesn't seem like the easily scared type at all. Besides, if she was only so convinced of all of this due to fear, it probably would have been so much easier to convince her of anything else.

No, this seems deeper rooted than that.

"You're not the type for that. But I also didn't take you for such an obedient type either."