[She doesn't ask for anything more than that, though she does give him a reassuring smile and makes a mental note to keep a look out for anyone named Tadashi. They might not know when the lockets come back online or when shardbearers will start arriving again, but it's the least she can do. Who even knew if they'd be able to communicate like they used to?

For now, Merida inclines her head, crossing one arm under her other and resting her elbow in that hand as she tapped her chin with the other as he unveils this new information on her..]

Who's to say what's conventional an' what's not? You did what you had to do to your own means an' nobody else's.

[Her smile turns into a smirk of her own when he tells her that last part, though she's curious as to what the Black Shuck would send them for.]

Aye. I believe it does.