Mercedes waited for the young man to make it through his pauses, realizing that yes the bird was probably right. He didn't seem it at first but now she could tell that that fit this boy well enough, he surely seemed that way.

But what is this? "Oh," she sighed, looking a good bit relieved at that. "Finally. I've yet to find anyone who's seen one before or even heard of Ringford. Thank goodness. I am not the only one to survive."

She looked him over curiously now, trying to assess now where he might be from. "Your hair is pale, are you from Ragnanival maybe?" It would explain the strange beast he had with him, Mercedes was not familiar with everything that dwelled in that icy place.

Even if it was a survivor of her home's enemy, she knew that now that probably didn't matter. go ahead break her dreams