Noctisardor Bypass Through the blurry darkness

His words earned a stare, not because of the nature of his question but because they sounded so peculiar coming off his tongue. Of the four words he spoke, only one of them ("did") sounded normal to her ears. Curiously, she still understood them, though the accent certainly threw her, since she'd never come across one before.

"No," she replied perfunctorily, noting the subtle cues that spoke to a friendly disposition. "Why do you talk like that?" Haunt wondered. She didn't mean to be rude but, as always, she spoke plainly.