Again Saoirse raises her brows as Nari cuts herself off. She figures, more or less, what the question might have been and nods lightly as the other woman confirms for herself of Herian's heritage, as well her ties back to the both the alienage and the elves that called them home.

"Laim'lan," she repeats carefully, quietly. "Herian's father was elven, her mother was elf-blood too and lived in the alienage. Her mother actually helped my mother when I was born despite the fact that she was just days away from giving birth herself. She has been an important piece of my life for a very long time, perhaps the most important piece in my life outside of my father."