[ A crease briefly appears in her brow, there and gone in the span of two heartbeats. ]

Well, in that case, welcome.

[ Her pause with the makeshift cat toy leads to the kitten rearing back and launching itself featherward, paws reaching. ]

Ah. A warrior, I see.

[ The cat, that is, and where she would once take care not to draw attention when feeding strays at Garreg Mach she can't quite keep evidence of being charmed out of her voice now. After a moment she looks up toward her new acquaintance again. ]

I arrived about a year ago, believe it or not. It's still my hope that many of us will one day rise up against those who have brought us here but so far we have learned little about them.