[She's stuck between being stubborn and being kind at the moment, and she's starting to realize where it's coming from, but instead of retreating, she does what she thinks is necessary.]

Are you not able to make friends on your terms here? They are all being forced to be your friends...? [It's less a prying question, and more an honest one. She'd help if she could, but she has to balance the knowledge that the poor girl is young and obviously homesick with the fact she's safer at the academy.]