Eve makes a vague mental note about looking up kirin in Earth mythology when she has a chance, because it's not ringing any bells at all. "Ecumenical?" she asks instead, which sounds vaguely familiar but... nope, nothing. Probably related to magic.

Aaaand he's implying he's not human. Friendly enough, though. Still, all of a sudden Eve's torn between attention on the race and attention on her new friend. "Not human, huh?"