[ Himeka nods with a slight pout. Indeed, being a "failure" and then essentially stripped of powers and put in chains is not much of an explanation, but she supposes it's better than outright silence. There are a hundred different things someone could reasonably put her in prison for, she would have expected to at least hear one of them. ]

They weren't very helpful with me either, unfortunately--

[ But before she continues, she gives pause to the question the girl poses. Himeka blinks, raises her brows, and tilts her head to the side. ]

Hu-man?

[ Not a word she's heard before. ]

I don't think so.

[ But given that all the mages and guards she's seen thus far are all distinctly Hyuran in appearance, she can make a guess as to what the real meaning of the question is. ]

I'm an Au Ra, if that's what you're asking.

[ Wait, what were they called on the First... ]

--or maybe a Drahn?