Well, at least this time her statement had a bit of a question to it. He was trying to teach her to take responsibility for herself. That meant informing others of where she was going and making sure they were OK with that.

"Who will be chaperoning you?" OK, it was sort of a test. He wanted to see her progress. Could she actually think this out and have a solid plan without throwing a fit that he was asking questions. She was under his care, he had to know.