The voice seemed to drift slightly, like something floating in the air before her. Valla didn't know what that meant, and its words were confusing.<br/><em><br/>What do we call ourselves?</em>Valla wondered, then she realized that it probably wanted to know her species. The thought sent a chill down her spine; Valla had never conversed with a non-human before.<br/><br/>"Human. Is that what you mean? I'm a human," she said. "Not that ... other thing you said. Or a wild thing."<br/><br/>Valla wasn't even sure she should address the "big" question, it made no sense to her. Valla glanced at her clothes across the water; she wanted to get out of the falls now, but she dared not get back into the water in case her visitor had hostile intentions, though she doubted she could defend herself much better standing naked on a rock.<br/><br/>Rather than answer again, she decided to fire off her own question. "Who are you? Is this your island?"