The reason they felt natural coming from her was because it was. At his question, she goes to blush and shake her head.

"No... Tis not a foolish question. They are names for our races. I am a Heron Laguz. To be respectful, you would call each other's race by those terms. Speaking of which....."

She goes to bow her head and moves her wings into a submissive position. "I must apologize for speaking to you so rudely and called you since a crude term. I ask for your forgiveness for my rudeness."