"How should I know? It's not like I'm from here." And she's not normally a polar bear either. "And I have no idea what any of that means." Said with a tone that clearly says she's not interested in it either. "I don't see how that thing is supposed to be able to protect you, so they're probably right." She jabs a claw at the currently black rat.

Yes, she'll absolutely physically jab it if she can. Does she know it's rude to touch someones apparent soul? Probably. Does she care? Not in the least.