[Mitsuru kept observing the giraffes to see if they're going to notice James. They still don't, and he's already working his way up at the side. Lemony's question distracted her though]

Hm? Oh, I met him when he first arrived in the castle. Initially, I thought he fell on the pond by accident. Apparently that is where the castle first brought him. He and I haven't spoken much after that.