[ Ragna gives her a questioning look, but quickly decides little culture shocks like this must be common when you toss people from various worlds into one place, so he turns back to glance at the sky before closing his eyes again with a small shrug. ]

Humans that can turn into wolves, basically. [ There might be more to it, if the stories are to be believed, but he's never been on particularly good terms with Valkenhayn to learn more about it. ] ... You guys don't have a lot of folk tales back where you're from, huh?

[ Not that he's an expert on folklore and whatnot, but it's the kind of thing you absorb naturally (and in his case, get to confront in person sometimes). Predictably, the confusion is mutual, as he can only guess what she means with her comment. ]

No idea what this "shimmer" thing is, other than light.