Alyss narrowed her eyes at the man that used her birth name. If she had any sort of trust for this man, it had now vanished. She wasn't going to help someone that believed he knew who she was. That sounded even more like a trap than this whole curse thing. She just wanted this man out of her home now. "[color=92278f]The mask, is for my illness. I have a chronic illness and one of the effects is a lowered immune system. I wear my mask to help prevent getting a disease that could likely send me to the hospital for more than a month,[/color]" She answered, her voice still rather stern and her face still showing that she was rather irritated at this man. 

She didn't really care how desperate this man was, her life was more important. Magic was banned and she was certainly not going to get caught doing it. Though, when he had moved in to promise he wouldn't tell anyone, she was caught off guard. Those eyes had grabbed hold of her, made her want to just melt. She hadn't really noticed his eyes until this moment. She faulted for a moment, what could be seen of her expression softened for a moment, but only for a moment. She came back to her senses and stepped back to get more room between them and she went back to looking at him irritated.

"[color=92278f]As I said before, I don't practice magic and you have the wrong girl. I [i]am[/i] Gabrielle. Alyss Alcanter died a few weeks after her mother's execution. Sorry, for your loss,[/color]" Alyss pressed. She had to keep up her lie. She couldn't be caught in it, this man could easily be lying to her and she wasn't going to let herself get hurt by him. Her well being was just as important.