"French." Zelos used to say things in that language all the time. He always said one that meant "Whatever will be, will be." [ She gives John a searching look. ] This is the second time I've encountered languages that were spoken on both my world and here. I wonder if the humans on my world came from here.

[ Hey, if elves can come from space, why not humans? ]

Well... [ She chuckles sheepishly. ] I was taught to greet them in a formal manner, but when I got to Gnome, he didn't want to have anything to do with the "stuffy language". But now, after making the pacts, anyone I introduce them to just needs to be polite and respectful.

[ Which is really all they want. ]

As for the fancy dance... I guess I and my friends did that when we fought them.