She recoiled instinctively from the hand trying to grab her, wobbling a bit more in the process. Eilonwy hadn't meant to be rude, but her arms went where they wanted to when she was trying to balance. When she'd steadied herself, she could answer.

"I came here alone, if that's what you mean." She wondered if this woman was some sort of sorceress— she'd never seen anybody jump like that. It made her more exciting, by Eilonwy's reckoning.