Rinali blinked a few more times, obviously confused. "You're not planning on going out there by yourself, are you?" she asked in mild disbelief. "Everyone's warning it's not a good idea to go alone. There are creatures that look like friends but aren't...it's easy to be fooled if you're by yourself."

She couldn't understand this girl's behaviors, and as long as Arietta chose to remain unfriendly, there wasn't a lot she could do to comprehend them.