As a member of the Sentry, Valdis had an easier time getting in among the survivors. She doesn't really know what Nerrin looks like now, or what he feels like to anyone but himself. He might have died wherever they had been, but the whispers as they recognize other Dreamfolk meant that there had definitely been some connection between them.

"Is Nerrin here?" she asked, "I need to speak with him."

The Pyramid, the roaring, the eyes, the damaged to the ship. Valdis needed to know what else he had seen.