[With the world shard retrieved and tucked safely in a pouch, Khalid had hoped to introduce Hayame to his parents, but they're nowhere to be seen, much like Nader. Missing, too, is his half-brother stalking the halls, though given how he can imagine Shahid would respond to Hayame, that's absolutely for the best, same as his other half-siblings.

So he takes her to the palace stables, where there are wyverns, horses (bearded and long-eared, much like their Fódlan counterparts, albeit with finer coats), and... yes, the even weirder, hunched horses. He walks over to one munching hay, and as he reaches to pat it on the neck, it swings its head to look at them both and lets out a grunt of acknowledgement.]

This is a camel. Pretty cute, right?

[He's already sure Hayame doesn't think so, but he gestures for her to come over and say hello anyway -- weird as it looks, like the wyverns, it's fully domesticated.]

If you need a pack animal for a long journey through the desert, these guys are your best friend.