Oh. I was not aware that you were being humorous. [Because she tends to take everything at face value.] But the country that I come from does have a class system. Those who are of noble blood, those who are not. And even among them, there are hierarchies as well. I do not really see the point of them, but I do know that they exist. I was merely wondering why you would think that they will not wish to do the job of a merchant. Is it because they are born as lords? Surely that cannot be the case.

[Because she was a princess and she was plenty interested in learning what he had to teach her.]