Well. He's briefly disabled by being scritched on the head, his eyes fluttering closed, his breath rumbling in his chest in some weird elven purr. He can't help pushing his head forcefully up into Garrot's palm, grunting in something like surprise when he's released again.

This is to say, he basically misses the last chunk of the conversation, blinking unevenly as he tries to figure out where they are and what he's doing again. Right. The cave. Seth's body. He takes the next few steps in fuzzy silence, too embarrassed to admit he didn't hear the last bit of teasing. Instead, he shifts as they emerge out into the high walkway above the platform below, deciding to change the subject while he has the chance.

"We're here," he says back to Luka, "Be careful of the edge. We're going to keep going down, but it should be smoother." He glances up at Garrot after that, looking him over, looking his cane over.

"How are you doing?"