[He gives a soft chuckle that might mask an awkward moment, but wraps one arm around her shoulders and hugs her back. She is dear to him in her uncomplicated, kind-hearted way, and reminds him persistently of someone he can't quite place in the scant knowledge he has of his life before Edensphere.]

Ah, them. There's already a few of them grazing behind the house. Just tell them to go keep their fellows company, and they can pick you up when you leave, eh?

[He closes the door quite securely. The sheep are harmless, but he'd still rather keep them out of doors. He points Krile to a sitting cushion laid on the rushes that cover the floor around the hearth, and goes to see to the tea.]

So, where did you wander to this time? I hear it's familiar places, but this place gives nothing to you it doesn't snatch half back of with the other hand.