[She does as she's told, holding another piece of her own hair. Her eyes examining the ends of her strands, pondering if maybe it was time to cut it.]

That make sense. Again, I keep my hair in those buns to keep it out of my hair. The last thing I need is for my hair to get caught on something or have it be singed off by accident....

And it kept the sand out of my hair for the most part.

[Which was a good thing in the desert.]