[The question seems to fluster the young Kaedehara, since he turns his head away and ducks slightly down in the edge of the tub. He knew other children had more friends, but those were often commoners. The Kamisatos, for example, were also quite isolated.]

I… um, my father doesn’t let me leave the estate without a grown up… and there aren’t too many grown ups around anymore… I have to stay inside.

[There were less servants than he remembers when his mother was still alive, but even those memories are hazy. Since then his father has been quite protective— Kazuha can barely play in the garden for long before he’s fetched out of a tree.]

Kuniku— Kunikusushi-san. My father is probably worried…