[ If Howl knew Gray's actual age, he probably wouldn't be so hawkish about her safety or why she was allowed into this pub. She's still too young to purchase alcohol on her own, but technically, it isn't illegal for her to drink it outside of public view. That means that, sadly, it's her small size that has likely mislead Howl into think she's a few years younger than she really is... and probably his own softness towards children, too, that nudges him towards that assumption.

Smiling, he answers back in Welsh, happy to have someone to speak his first language with. ]

I told you before, didn't I? I love Wales, even if it doesn't love me.

[ He sits back in his chair and studies her for a moment. ] There was a another village, a few worlds back... very small, but I could still tell it was Wales, especially from the look of the mountains. That was your home, wasn't it?