"Couldn't any skill always be better?" It's wry but friendly enough, and he keeps an eye out as they start to move, looking for any particular signs that stand out from the rest. "I try to have a keen eye for things as well, but they are usually just that. Things."

He nods to acknowledge what Verity's said, then does some elf age mental math. "I lived in the forest, and I mean middle of nowhere forest, until about... Eighty-five? Then I left and went to the big city." With an expressive finger wiggle as though he's saying oooh, fancy.

"I've lived there ever since, though for the past couple of years I've taken up traveling. Where'd you end up once you left the city?"