[Shepard watches critically as this elf, clearly an elf now that she knows what those are, tries to shoo her away. Her dog seems very friendly though, which is nice, as he bounds back to her again and asks for pets. She obliges and looks back to the elf.]

The name's Shepard. Commander Shepard. Looks like you ran afoul of some plants here on... dream Ziziphus. Are you naturally mute or was it some magic thing?