Seldon nodded slowly, softly squeezing her hand with a pained smile. "Even if it's just to protect the house. To protect father.. To protect you," he whispered, "I will control this."
He gazed down in her eyes. This was going to be alright. He knew that he could always trust Petrin. Time and time again had she proven just how much Seldon could rely on her. "I'm sure Mattie'll understand aswell, but we shouldn't tell the other servants," he offered. During his time as a little child, he loathed Mattie, but the older he got, the more he liked the energetic old woman. And it was onviojs the feeling was mutual.