[you've got a lot of years left to go, then, huh hakuno Leslie frowns and shakes her head.]

No, it's the same in the empire. The law requires that children have the support of their parents until they are eighteen. But it's not the same thing as being a little kid. I have to learn how to be responsible so that I will be able to stand on my own two feet when I become an adult. Especially --

[No, she shouldn't mention the circumstances back home that are particularly pushing for her to believe she needs to be independent. She thinks it's still true regardless.]

I appreciate your kindness, but I can't act spoiled like that. I have too much that I have to learn and do.