Being stared at was something Hilda had gotten used to almost as soon as she had reached the lowlands - everything below a certain altitude was considered lowlands, so a native of the mountains - and so the wide eyes of the mages and their armored chaperones did not upset her; when Thais, trailing in her shadow, took pains to slow down her speech, however, that did. What, just because she was large and foreign she was meant to be stupid, now? But perhaps she meant well; perhaps it was a cue for Hilda to slow down her own speech.
"I understand hyu qvite fine," she noted, her smile a bit less open and friendly, but still present nevertheless. "I am Hilda Aelricsdottr, skald. Is good to meet hyu, Enchanter Keigwin." She took pains to pronounce every since syllable with perfection and precision, despite how alien the name must have seemed. As long as Thais was following her into the keep, though, she explained happily. "Der larger rooms haff tubs, und dere are steam-rooms for large groups. Vun of der pages claim dot dere is hot-spring under der keep, but I tink he vas pulling der vun mit der bells on."