[She takes her compass back, pocketing it in a pouch at her hip. Even though she was wearing pants more and more these days, she still kept her pouches on her belt, and she crosses her legs, nodding.]

I used to be, ah, quite vocal about how I felt about th' war, an' when I switched I still wanted to keep in contact with some of my friends in th' other court. [Merida purses her lips together, following his gaze back to Xion before returning it to him. She can understand what he's thinking, smiling softly.] Is she from your world?