"It is a concept I created for children. For it to fulfill its purpose is a gift to me... And that it might be able to sense Ifrita's concept doesn't hurt, either." Her tone warm and friendly in a way that makes it easy to tell she has a smile on her face.

She falters at his question, entirely caught off guard by it. By now most have forgotten her name, and even then only two people have ever shortened her name in such a way.

"You never need apologize for being inquisitive, little one," she assures him. "But...where did you hear of that name?"