His eyes narrowed a bit suspiciously. But she'd said her last memory of her own reality was a fairly significant amount of time before...

"Yes. She was...a good friend."

It was all he would say, turning instead to the offer of juniberries. It was a much safer topic and one he was far less likely to allow his memories of the witch's tricks to impose upon.

"Familiarization would be a benefit, as would seeing true specimens."