She screws up her mouth, stymied by the question. Anything besides no is an obvious lie, but actually admitting it to him has a tinge of vulnerability to it that she doesn't like. The real temptation is lashing out at him with that's how they killed my father, what do you think?, but it probably wouldn't actually get him to leave her alone. And she doesn't want to use Daddy's death that way, like it's something to shock other people into silence.

Why is it she and Byerly can't run across each other when nothing's happening and nobody's drunk? She should leave, just leave right now. And watch him run after you again, and bug you until you're half crazy. Just get it over with and visit the horses after.

"We take people in at home," she tells him coolly. "Give them a chance to be something besides the enemy."

We don't torture them and throw the remains out for the walkers to get.