Rose glances back up at that, something in her expression shifting: a furrowing of the brow, disturbed.

It's what those people had done to that poor little girl. Punished her for her "sins" — or what they perceived to be sins. Of course she doesn't know this person's circumstances, but... the concept itself makes something inside of her twist. Nobody deserves that.

"Do you really believe that? That you should be punished?"