"Is that so?" he turned around and looked at her with an amused expression. She didn't look like this was the right culture for her, but then, humans mingled. A lot. Still, it seemed more likely that she had arrived the same way he had rather than being a local because otherwise she wouldn't have followed him that easily. His next question was simple interest.

"Why?" Most humans disliked the idea of arriving beneath the earth while still alive.