The young drow listened to her words silently before shrugging. "Well...that's the problem, isn't it?" he asked. "My people are the same way if you approached our caves. Maybe I'm a bit foolish, but I think we can do better." He grinned stupidly at that, not seeming to recognize the danger he would face by continuing forward. It wasn't that he didn't recognize it. He just didn't care. If no one made the attempt to improve, they'd stay in the same position forever. That was something he didn't want, even if he had to walk into the capital of the people who hated him most. Above all else, he needed to know how people truly acted out here. Were they vicious monsters his brothers made them out to be? Judging from the beauty in front of him, he highly doubted that.

Scratching the back of his head with a free hand, he leaned back to watch her collect her herbs. "Besides...you saved me, didn't you?" he asked. "You could have left me here to die. Why didn't you?" The yellow eyes had an inquisitive look to them as he cocked his head to the side slightly.