Beren laughed, much like a boy caught in the midst of a prank would. He had a nice voice, but it was humbled when he nearly chocked on a piece of jerky. He hit his chest with his hand and swallowed, clearing his throat. 

"I wouldn't say it's a habit, no." He said, keeping it relatively vague to mess with her. He pulled the cloak tighter around his left, uncovered arm. "But I do tend to get into situations like this. Well...yeah, no, I do." 

"Same here," she admitted, but turned to look at the door they hadn't yet walked through. "Though none quite like this so far." 

"As for damsels, is that what you consider yourself?" He asked with a smirk. 

She turned back and fluttered her lashes, looking for all the world like a lost maiden in a romance tale. "Who me? Why do you ask?" 

He tried to hide a smile, but was unsuccessful. The fire was starting to feel very warm, and the enclosed room felt nice. He hadn't counted on having a place to make a fire before reaching the town of Helguart. He was also a little embarrassed. Beren was the kind of person who got along well with people and didn't think about it until he got a step too far. He knew she was joking, but he hadn't been on a real date in awhile, by his estimation. He was more used to death than an attractive woman, and he felt that was sad in and of itself. 

She really was different, though. Somehow after the wholesale slaughter of the caravan and the dangers that had accompanied it, he felt somehow good. He knew he shouldn't, but he did. Silently he made a small prayer for their souls, and to get he and Jocasta out of this literal dungeon. He didn't want to dwell on it, and a question came to him. Now that he had some time to think, it should be an obvious question.

"Why are you here?" He asked her suddenly, turning to her. His dark eyes looked rich and golden in the firelight, much like the bronze of the torque. The light showed his hair wasn't black like one might assume at first glance, but a dark chocolate. "Did you come to find ruins like this? You seem to know a lot, and where did you learn it?" 

He leaned against one of the rocks and let his elbow rest on it, in turn resting his chin on his hand as he looked at her. He found she really [i]was[/i] pretty.