"Did I say friends?" Ellie smiled sourly. There were still a few here she might choose to name as such, but they weren't likely to spend much time skulking around the cellar. "But I meant to offense. I can relate, in fact. Not too many places apart from the Manor are safe for me, either." That hadn't stopped her going out, of late, but she never rested easy outside its walls and Adam's cloak of protection.