Avalon's eyes widened slightly at the man's long response. He surely liked to talk, that was certain. "No, sir, I haven't seen a manticore before. But they seem quite fascinating," she said, trying as best as possible to play along. She didn't really have an answer for his question, but she gave him a slight nod to let him know that she was paying attention.

But this task was proving to be a bit more difficult that she imagined. She only had two questions left, and she still was unsure of what this man exactly did. It had something to do with smuggling creatures across continents. But she needed to find out how and why he did it. "What was your motivation for doing this?" It was a little blunt, but she couldn't think of a better way to ask...and she figured that the man wouldn't mind. He seemed so excited to hear his own voice that he probably wouldn't pay much attention to her wording.