She was uncomfortable he could tell. 1836 Oxford wasn't exactly welcoming to foreigners. Even after 3 years at Oxford attending Babel the most prestigious school in Oxford they were never going ti be truly accepted. They were more tools. Taken at a young age from their family they were thought to forget their cultures became British but only keep their nature tounge because thats what the needed for the sliver bars. As the Griffin, a cantonese boy and the foreign girl went to the teashop people stared at them. It didn't help that she aas a girl at university.