"I'm a human most of the time, you know that, right?" Billie is pretty sure she's been human around him like every time until now. "Didn't really matter to Daud, anyway. All he cares about is whether or not you can get the job done and that has nothing to do with races or curses or anything else."

But other than that, there doesn't seem to be any forthcoming question. She'd been throwing them back to be rude, not because she was ever actually interested.

Anyway, she settles the fish over one shoulder and shoots a look Deirdre's way. The tern reacts without actually being called, taking off and flying on ahead of them. From there, she'll take lead, picking her way back through the half-frozen marsh and towards the actual road.