She nods a little as she explains it, it makes sense enough, she supposes, even if she doesn't fully know or understand the naming conventions with signed names. Though when she spells the city names, Inej can barely keep up with the movements of her finger even as hard as she tries and she laughs a little. "Wow, that- how do you do it so fast?" Practice and necessity are the answers there, she figures, but it's still impressive, and the smile on her face probably says as much. Bay's fingers shift shape so easily and there's no disruption in the flow of it.

"From what I've heard, that does not surprise me," and she has heard a lot, and not much good, about Thorne during her time in this world. "A sham, if you ask me. These factions have been on the brink of war for far too long for peace talks to make it all better."