He did apologize, but now Arthur confirming that the creature may, indeed, understand their speech is -- perhaps not startling, but an acknowledgement of to his initial suspicions, and the nature of beasts in the Horizon.

It does not bode will to imply one could possibly be dinner. To any such species.

Dion offers nothing in response to his particular thoughts on etymology. Simply from the sound of it, he does hope "doodlewobbles" is no term for anything, on any world.

He holds his tongue further, if only because he cannot imagine there being much point in having the largest pig unless one was intending to have the largest dinner. She is, after all, very sizable. She could put most dragonlets to shame. They would be mere pups next to her girth.

"I can see why she won," he finally says, after a moment of deliberation.

It's complimentary.