Elaine darkened at the graphic descriptions of the harm that could of come to her had she stayed on the ground, she felt a stir in her belly, oh god she hoped she didn't throw up that would be mortifying. Still, she listened attentively to whatever answers the woman-Lily- could give. A Valkyrie? The word stirred something in her memory, while she did not have access to the same tutors her male counterparts did, her home library had a wide array of subjects and sometimes she would sneak out with a few less than favorable reading options than her parents would disapprove of. She believed she had come across the word in a anthology of Norse mythology and stories. Could this be perhaps the same species Lily was referring too? The thought alone made Elaine's head swim, the world as she knew it was slowly crumbling around her and she had no time to try and pick up the pieces.<br/><br/>Lily, then pointed towards the gardens where the metal hounds, or Grimwires as she called them broke through the gates making a rather unpleasant sound as they did, Elaine visibly recoiled in shock. The winged maiden continued to explain but as much as Elaine struggled to wrap her head around the strange concepts she found she still believed this was all some sort of dream she was stuck in. It was the only explanation that would let her keep her sanity. Perhaps she would be able to go through with this ordeal if she let herself believe she would wake up from it.<br/><br/>Before Elaine could continue her barrage of questions a whistle caught her attention, a very human like whistle. She pushed herself into the railing attempting to get a good look at what made the noise and saw what looked like a man although his unkempt state made him look half beast himself. He appeared to be calling the Grimwires, but why would he do such a thing? Feeling the panic of potentially seeing someone get ripped to shreds she quickly called out to him, "You<span style="font-style: italic">imbécile</span>what are you doing! Run before those things tear you apart!" He was yelling at them in a language Elaine did not understand and for a terrifying moment she realized he would not understand her, getting desperate she attempted hand signals to usher him to escape.