Alga's explanation is not just to show Sharee no hope of ever leaving, but also to explain to the reader why the people in the castle are the way they are- extreme personalities. Anyone would become somewhat demented after more than a decade of almost absolute isolation as a slave to a witch; or even as that witch herself.
You will find out what a grievous thing Sharee accidently did in this chapter later on, but it is obvious the Mistress of Shadows has not been around small children, in at least decades, but perhaps ever. Her unbridled fury physically has harmed a precocious little girl, but not her spirit, so Sharee will recover alright. Which is not to say that striking a child and causing them harm is ever ok, but more, that it would take more than that to conquer Sharee.
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