User blog comment:Nep-Nep/Sei Shōnagon/@comment-24978536-20190403122039/@comment-32751919-20190404075018

I see, so, in her life at least she has some people that she able to genuinely befriend with and he help her to become more humanize and not cross the line like Elizabeth did in her life.

Well, I can imagine if Shōnagon would see Elizabeth as "herself, if she gone too far." and probably one of (if not only or main) reasons why she want to befriend with Elizabeth.