Melissa rolled her eyes as she spoke.
Being best friends with the Queen and Princess, for a lady of a Traditional Noble family like her, was an absolute elevation of her social circle.
The Noble world is extremely pragmatic; you socialize with those of similar status, anything else is a burden for both parties.
As Hudson's status continued to climb, Melissa had inadvertently grown distant from her childhood playmates. Due to the inconvenience of travel and her inability to socialize in her territory, she hadn't had time to build a new network.
This time, following Hudson out, she finally made some new friends who were quite agreeable, only to have Hudson bluntly expose the reality.
Had it been her previous life, such a typical straight-man approach would probably condemn one to lifelong loneliness.
"Whatever you like, as long as you're happy. Anyway, our territory is far enough from Moxi Duchy that there's no conflict of core interests.
