Mathea's attention is caught by the animal, and she bends down for a closer look. "What is that little creature?" she asks. "He is a dragon ferret." The name is weirdly familiar to her, but.. "I thought they were bigger," she says. "You have heard of them?" "Only in legends," she says, having finally pinned down where she'd heard the name before. She gives the stranger a long, thoughtful look. He fit the description too. But she has other things to think about now, much more important things. "Well, if you'll excuse me," she says, "I need to get this place tidied up."