"A question for a question, certainly." The Matriarch hums curiously, tilting her head to the side slightly.

"If something has tied our people, besides your dream, then I do not know what it is or why," she says after a pause. "These are unusual circumstances, unusual times. I am not the type to bury my head in the soil like a furred grub and ignore what goes on around me. From what I understand, your people are quite unusual to the world up there as well. I thought perhaps we could forge connections, whatever they may be."

She seems a little surprised when Zelda admits they have interest in returning to their lands, assuming she means Aefenglom. "I am holding none of you hostage. You may return to your host city whenever you desire. Did some of you not wish to come?"