Phi has a private stash of all kinds of alcohol hidden in a secret cupboard in the Gilded Lily fortress cellar. She made this after finding only one bottle the night her daughter was conceived. Only Philomel knows about this.

Philomel one day wants to retire and own an apple orchard. She doesn't really talk about this, and knows she cannot for a number of years.

Philomel hates being hungry.

Philomel says she doesn't believe in love, this was a claim she made back in her youth but the last few years with friends and having a daughter has taught her that there are many kinds of love. She recognises that others fall in love too.