I find it highly unlikely she would be able to properly speak after being effectively unable to her entire conscious life, but yeah she is a doll and will just prove herself in the story to come.
Okay for those reading this far down, Shannon is revealed to be at least a red fox this chapter, and she is engaged to Ein's half-brother. Ed is a top royal knight in Euro, a country that Ishtallica trades with and was revealed to worship red foxes as a patron deity.
Regarding the winner talked about here, it does just seem weird yeah. Of course it's unfortunate when your favorite character doesn't win in series like these, but I can typically accept it cause not everyone can win. But when it's a specific girl simply to be unexpected and a "twist" without...
I am once again in awe of how much the manga changes and makes the story flow a million times better. Just a handful of changes to create this scenario:
The Houghtow College never raises a fuss about half-bloods enrolling. Mild concern, but they trust Flio immediately.
His kids are growing so...
I'm surprised they just dropped Yamata like that… for reference, she's more or less mindless at this stage, and since there's so many different brains she never develops much of a personality. But still a really cool concept imo.
This feels… out of character. We of course know that Violet is rather stuck-up, but he would also consider Nemona a friend, so I'm doubtful he would just abandon her after that request for help.