[she gives an enthusiastic nod, answers found together is better than alone, and friendships are things she's yet to fully establish.

However, his question makes her bristle, requiring her to take a few breaths. No one has directly asked her what she is after her arrival on the platform. Normally she could handle the question, but it's caught her off guard. It takes her a moment to recompose herself.]

Y-you are correct that I am not human, but what I am exactly, I wish to remain a secret. My apologies for this, but my kind have been hunted down just for what we are as soon as one finds out. Perhaps in time, I could reveal it, but all I will say now is that I am a being of light and fire.

[Although it's vague, it could be an unintended clue into her being a Phoenix.]