[ It hadn't occurred to Orpheus that the strange woman might be lonely, but come to think of it having so many strangers passing through one's home sounds very stressful, at minimum. She seemed to take it in stride, but Orpheus makes a mental note to see about sending her some form of gift as an apology for all the trouble.

He nods along as Ashe talks, glad to hear that he's had a similarly easy time finding friendly faces in this place, and takes a look at the ball he pulls out of his bag. ]

Oh! Yes, I believe I have something similar in here somewhere. [ He shrugs the backpack the woman claiming to be his mother gave him off his shoulder and fumbles with the zippers for a moment, still confused by how they work and having some trouble with his long nails. He gets it eventually, though, and pulls out an identical ball. ] I believe, if I remember correctly, that is, that these are for capturing and taming the beings we encounter out in the wild here, though how exactly that would work I am unsure. Aulos, do you have any idea?

[ He holds the ball out to her, and she hops over to him. With as much exasperation as a bird can muster, she taps on the small silver button on the front with her beak, setting off a sudden flash of red light, which envelops her before she disappears, seemingly sucked into the ball. ]

Oh, gods! Where did she go - did you see? [ Orpheus seems rather distressed by this. ]