[She does have more questions. Has he met his father, has he met his grandmother, but if she has her way the answer to both would be no. She worries about what she would do if the answer to either were yes. Is fate set in stone, or can she change her future? If she is destined to meet her mother again, can she in some way ward off the fulfilment of that destiny?

No, she believes if she is to meet Flemeth again, then there would be nothing she can do to prevent that. It is not pessimism; it is merely acknowledging Flemeth's power. She believes many things to be true about her mother, and underestimating her is not something she ever plans to do.

Meeting Flemeth again is an eventuality. One she can delay, but more importantly should prepare for. It's a matter of family business, and she would not drag others into it more than she already has, even years from now. (The Warden was... different. She was an important friend. She was someone she could trust.)]

You are not simply telling me what I wish to hear, are you? [But she doesn't truly suspect it, so she's not serious.] I confess I do not know much of being a mother. I did not have much of an example. Perhaps an example of what not to do. Perhaps it was enough.

...What is his name?