I've only outlined the background, but it's not too dissimilar from your own. My thinking is that the key difference is that her escape to Eorzea was so recent that she never hid her heritage.
She understands the distrust leveled at her as she feels it herself, but she is nonetheless grateful to the Ul'dahns who have given her a chance at survival. She now seeks to carry the Rogue's code in exacting justice in support of the Flames.
Her interaction with her Raen cousins is limited but welcome as it is one point of familiarity among a wealth of uncertainty. She is wary of Xaela and usually won't approach them alone.
She understands the distrust leveled at her as she feels it herself, but she is nonetheless grateful to the Ul'dahns who have given her a chance at survival. She now seeks to carry the Rogue's code in exacting justice in support of the Flames.
Her interaction with her Raen cousins is limited but welcome as it is one point of familiarity among a wealth of uncertainty. She is wary of Xaela and usually won't approach them alone.