Mathias was surprised. He had always known Gwen was eager to please, but she didn't know she took it so far. "You don't need to be sorry and you don't need to feel as if you need to live up to any expectations from me." Mathias had taken in all of the children with expectation that they would be his successors but had always none their was the possibility some or all, of them would grow tired of the lifestyle and decided to choose some other life path. He had always prepared himself for that. "You need to live life for yourself, not for me Gwen."