His sarcasm aside, he had a valid question.  And comment, about Decent Language no doubt.  She'd been speaking, what, Low and High Realm?  Yeah, 'decent' language indeed.  The puff of air made her think he knew some Air-aspect charms... or was one.  She couldn't tell by his features what she was, but the fire made her think that at the time...<br/><br/>"Ah, so they wish to trap us then?" she half asked, half commented as she took some steps closer to him, unabashed and unconcerned at being so openly surrounded by a small army "As for 'why,' I was investigating a report by some friends of mine; they live not terribly far from here, and reported some giant flying creature.  It's path led me here.  I speak this language because it's one of the few I know, and one of the ones I assumed you and your brethren would be capable of speaking.  So what then have you been doing down here for some forty years, as your subordinates put it?"