Give anybody enough of a reason, and they'll have trouble keeping their emotions in check, I suppose. [A wistful tone of voice implies he knows that kind of situation too well.] It just seems silly to avoid anyone and everyone just for that reason.

[And then he notices her glance over his wings and realizes he's forgotten than he hasn't seen other laguz since he showed up. It would certainly explain the confusion. Not that he minds - as long as it isn't negative attention, he doesn't care who stares.]

Monster? Never by my own kind; not for the reason I'm inferring you ask. [There are plenty of other reasons his own kind would call him monster, though she doesn't need to know that.] From beorc, though? Oh, yes. I'm quite sure I've heard it more than once, wrapped up in other fear-based insults. Though "sub-human" is much more the norm.