Sylvando made a thoughtful noise at the chittering and chirping. It wasn't unusual for the monsters in Erdrea to be intelligent and able to speak, even if they didn't look at all human, though that obviously wasn't the case everywhere. Still, just because a creature couldn't speak didn't mean it wasn't intelligent.

"Hmm... I'm going to guess that you can't speak, at least not in the way a human can," he said. "But can you understand me though? Be a dear and nod your head if you can."