Her dramatic account holds his focus once again. The emotion behind her words and in the physical reaction the memories bring makes him feel as if he might have been there. She has his complete and utter sympathy. True, he's never been faced with something like that before, but it sounds terrible to have to fight such a creature.

Quietly he offers, "I... I've never heard of anything like that before. Maybe... maybe some kind of golem... Was that in your city? Or had you maybe stumbled into a mage's lair?"