[Muffet meets her gaze calmly, acknowledging Gobbet's sudden seriousness without being intimidated by it.]

I suspect, then, that I come from a much more gentle world than yours. I confess, I still prefer my home's ways, but not everywhere is the same and I can't judge a culture I've never lived in. My apologies.

[Her tone is unruffled, but sincere: she's long since figured out that other people come from much harsher circumstances, and it's not fair to blame them for what they had to do there.]