To isolate her daughter? To shed herself of young people she could not control?Pel normally looks away when she processes things, but this time, her eyes remain on Beleth. Absorbing, considering how to proceed.

"Why?" she asks simply. No words Beleth could mistake for disagreement, agreement, or criticism. Why does she wonder this? Why would the Keeper do such a thing, in her estimation? Pel accuses nothing. Offers nothing. She simply allows Beleth to come to her, rather than pouring herself out in an attempt to relate and connect. Beleth will feel safer that way. Heard, not guessed at or painted over with Pel's own self-image.