Rylee was already placing some food onto her plate when Eleanor spoke to her. A gentle smile tugged at her lips and she nodded. "You're welcome. Where is it you transferred from?" She asked curiously picking up her fork and taking a bite of the mashed potatoes and gravy she had put onto her plate. Hmm? Centaurs? It took a split second for the fifth year to realize that the younger girl was speaking of one of their new professors. Shifting her gaze towards the staff table and then back onto Ellie she shook her head. "Not that I know of. At least not since I've been here and not when my sister attended here either. It's definitely something new for us all this term." Honestly know that she gave it a moments thought, it was pretty wicked.

About halfway through her plate of food something caught her eye from not to far down the table. A boy (Samuil) she didn't know by name but remembered smiling at a few minutes earlier holding his sleeve to his face. Rylee looked at him for only a second longer before speaking up, "Hey, are you alright?"