[ maia looks a little flustered by the question, gray skin darkening faintly with a flush. he knows that he should be making more of an attempt with the curiously informal way people speak here, but.. it feels as if he's being disrespectful of them when he does. ]

Our apologies for the confusion, but we are one person. [ his hands tighten around one another, ears flattening back faintly. ] Our language is very formal, we fear, and our-- our rank at home does not often give us opportunity to speak familiarly with others. We are a little out of practice.