[she gives a little wry smile.] We could probably make some guesses. Though- without him, it seems wrong…

Oh, they're nice, really! Curious, and- well, nosy when we get travellers. We traded a bit, with whoever came by, and we'd listen to their stories. And it made me curious about the rest of the world- some of the others, too, but it was a fairly good life, and we looked after each other! We'd have looked after you, too, they can just be… fussy.