Pepper mouths 'Sylph' like she's trying to get used to the shape of it. Strange names were hardly news around here.

"Teamwork pretty much always helps," she agrees, brighter now. "Though if Dreamfolk are anything to go by, a lot of them seem to think going it alone is better, mostly because they're stubborn." You're one to talk Pepper. At least she's stubborn in the direction of getting people to let friends in.

She turns a pleased, curious look Zephyr's direction at his assessment. The turtle has a type, doesn't it? "Yep, literal soul stuff. She's called a ka, which is one part of the soul according to Egyptian mythology. And Shadow magic, which is what she's tied to. I can summon other creatures, too, but she's special. Like breathing." The building is a mess but nothing in the next area appears to be imminently collapsing. "I'm guessing you've got some experience with weird soul things, or is that just Konryu rubbing off on you?"