At his response, Pao laughed.
"Friends are nice to have, but they keep you back, ya? I have many friends here, in Canador, though none like the family I left on the plains. Here.. eh.." she shrugged, picking up a cooked mushroom and eating it. "People tend to keep to themselves, and are gulliable fools who have dreams as powerful as the ocean." And she smiled, picking up a sea snail and eating it through a grin. "Though sorts of people I like. This town has much potential, and my own fate, my own dreams have lead me here. So I wait, I wait for the visions to come, to give me the answers, the second phase in my life; for I too, know something is greater at work here. A colorful force perhaps, who knows.." Ad here she grinned, "It very well might be connected to you and your friend."
But then she laughed. "Eat, eat, I do not wish to get ahead of myself, but I am excited to dream this evening, so I have laced the meal with some extra herbs to ensure we sleep without disturbance. So enjoy it all, and I think you mght find the sea snails are quite tender, ya? They soak in the spices good."