Raxta grunted at that, not quite sure what else to say. What a strange man! She found it much better to just be satisfied with what she had, than waste time mourning something that might not even exist. Strange, strange humans.
At his question, though, she laughed and flicked her tail. "Of course I know them," she said, and began to walk into the river, wading in until it was to her waist. The talk of anaconda had been half to scare him, half truth, but her keen eyes saw no signs of the creature so she felt it safe enough. Besides, it felt wonderful to get out of the humid air and into the cool water.
"My sister, Nikaj, is my twin. She is more like your kind than mine. She likes to visit the human places and spends most of her time there, but we see each other once in a while. My parents...I don't see them so often. They have their own lives. I have mine."
She smiled and shrugged. "We're not like your people. Solitude doesn't bother us."