Huh ... what's so weird about it? Please forgive him, he is a cat that is curious and can speak Common, he has so many questions.

He might be able to relate to the birthplace sentiment, though if asked, he's not quite sure if he could explain why. He's got both territorial instincts about the concept of home, seeing as he is, again, a cat, and more complicated feelings, seeing as he also seems to be a pretty damn empathetic cat.

But, home's where your territory is. It's where you leave your claw marks. And if she'd rather leave her claw marks on the weird place as opposed to where she was born, that's fine too. Is that kind of what Maria's thinking, too?