It hadn't occurred to Roxanne until Reed's words to consider... What happened to her own ma? A ma and a pa needed to be together for children to appear, right? At least, that's how all the stories went. Or... Sometimes it was two pa's, or two ma's... But she only had one!
Her thoughts about this are immediately broken when Reed offers to teach her. She'd practically bounce in excitement, going airborne for just a moment as she hops around Reed. They were going to practice using swords! And magic! She giggled with joy. It would take her a moment to settle down at father's request, but once she did she chose to sit right next to Reed, "Father tells the best stories," she'd whisper loudly to Reed - for no particular reason at all. And she'd never heard this story before.