Éowyn frowned a little, actually glancing upwards for a moment before she registered that it was some strange figure of speech. As if it weren't clear enough that she was a foreigner here. Even their speech was so different. She had a great deal to learn, she thought grimly, and perhaps not so much time to learn it as she would have liked.

But for now, the best she could do was ignore the part she didn't understand, and try not to let her ignorance stall the conversation. Pushing her hair back with one hand, she steadied her smile and pushed on. "I fear I am but new-come, and not by choice. I seek..." What, exactly? She settled for the not-entirely-accurate "...company. Counsel, perhaps, from one more well-versed in this land than I." Then, because it would be ill-mannered indeed not to at least introduce herself, she smiled a little apologetically and inclined her head. "Éowyn is my name, Éomund's daughter. I hope we are well-met, for all this vile circumstance."