Edward listened, perplexed, as Remy used words he'd never heard before. The Inventor had been American, and he had never spoken French to Edward. Not only that, he spoke with an odd inflection... it reminded Edward of the way Tonks spoke, in that it was completely different from the English he was used to hearing, but it was not British... far from it. He took a baby step back as Remy took a step forward, bringing his wrists closer to his face as if defending himself. However, Remy didn't look like he was going to hurt Edward... even though the young man had red eyes, they weren't cruel. Warily, Edward allowed Remy to come close enough to get a good look at the tangled, intricate network of blades hanging off the end of each forearm.
"Experiments...? Not me... but some people..." he said quietly, his voice soft from disuse and his naturally timid temperament. "I've been here a few days? I live in the Castle on the Mountain..."