[he looks at Ken wide-eyed for a moment, then lets out a short, dumbstruck laugh that sounds a bit like a bark]
No, I am not! What a silly question. Prospit is—er, was—the kingdom of Miss PM's people.
I am from Skaia, the planet about which Prospit and all of the other planets in our system orbited. The two kingdoms fought their endless war on the planet's surface, but were many of us civilian farmers who lived there, as well. Although of course our carapaces were black and white, most of us held no particular political allegiances.
Er, Prospit's orbit was quite close to Skaia, close enough that often it dipped into the atmosphere, and I saw it pass by on occasion. It was a beautiful city-planet with tall spires, and all covered in shining gold.
I should like to ask her to tell me of her homeland... but it causes her such pain to remember it, you see. I could not subject her to that.