[She's never really been the type who can pick up on subtleties. Not even when they aren't all that subtle. Even if she were, she's too relieved to care.]

Thank goodness...

[Yeah, she doesn't care about the shard that much. She just wants all the people she likes to continue being alive and not hate each other too much.]

I think I'm safe, I'm in a town. The buildings don't look like Cael buildings, though. And there's folk wandering around!

[...there was far more enthusiasm and energy than was strictly appropriate in that last sentence. Living, breathing, squishy people! Walking around on their alive people legs and not being burned remains!]

...there's a frightful-looking critter seems to have taken a shine to me. But I don't think it's hungry yet. [Yes she kind of half believes this Absol is going to eat her. No, she is not really as alarmed by this idea as she really should be.]

I called him Dusty. [...and yes, she has named it. Despite believing it wants to eat her.]