He nods with interest, genuinely a little surprised by some of what he's learning. Fate is another level of serious from what he expected, and that only cements his reasons for pursuing this line of questioning.

"I hadn't realized their purview went so far, but I suppose a connection to destiny would follow, with such duties. So they're beings of honor, I'd expect. The sort who would take vows and duty as absolute." He toys with his cup a little. Daughters of Odin. Servants, at the least, as the Shrikes are to Nocturnal, as the Golden Saints to Sheogorath. Her words give him a hint already, but he asks, "And where do they come from? Would it be... typical for a mortal woman to be named a Valkyrie?"