"She sounds like a well-travelled maiden to have met so many beasts!" His grin softens towards the horse and the birds cuddling, as well as comes forward to sit and listen intently to the woman's story, tilting his head in curiosity about the skull.

"A skull you say, and one that has a name? Does he have a body as well?" He pauses, waving his hand apologetically. "Ah, don't mind me, do continue this tale!"