[ Rinoa nods. Her home isn't perfect, but it's certainly better than some of the places she's heard about since being here. And surely there are places better than her world, too. If Arcanine and Eevee both come from the same world as Blue, she can't help but think it must be a place that's largely peaceful, what with how friendly they are even to strangers like her. Yet he says they're used for protection?

Ruffling Arcanine's mane, she tilts her head, a thoughtful smile on her lips. ]

Back home... I— [ How does she explain it? ] My powers mean that I both need protection, and that people have to be prepared to protect people from me, if it came to it. [ ...Maybe not like that? ] It's not that I'm planning to hurt anyone, or that I'd want to, but... I'm a Sorceress, and we're not exactly trusted.

[ She offers Blue a brief, embarrassed smile. ]

I miss home, but I guess there are some things about my life that it's kind of useful to not have following me here.