Galiena nodded, realizing as she did so that there was probably little point in trying to hide what she was from Count Leonard, as Benny has suggested.  If the boy had already figured that out, she wouldn't be able to keep it a secret from the Count for very long anyway.  

"I was on my way to go speak with this Count of yours, actually," she said.  "I should go before he departs for the day."

She hesitated, feeling as if by feeding him, she had somehow taken responsibility for Tristan and was a bit reluctant to just leave him to his own devices.  "You know, the Luminites sometimes need boys like you to run errands and do chores.  If the order here is anything like my own, they would ensure you had a full meal in your belly every day," she gestured to his nearly empty plate, "and a safe place to sleep."