Silvack grunted non commitally at Damien, but slid his Tetryon rifle over his left shoulder then folded his arms still not offering his name but offering less hostility than before. 

Given that Hirogen where not keen on forming strong relationships he still tolerated the other memebers of the merc crew even though most of them simply did not or could not understand his culture. However for a Hirogen tolerating an individual who was not hirogen and a member of his pack was the pinnacle of relatations with other species in Hirogen culture, other than hunter and prey of course which held almost religious reverance among the Hirogen. 

"when we are done being pleasant perhaps we could focus on the fact that we know very little in regards to what exactly caused us to crash land on this..." He gestured and refrained from using the word backwater to discribe the planet.