That he is the first is a surprise. It's clear from the way she stumbles through accepting his words that she is very much unused to praise. For all the good in her, no one has thought to recognize it? He shakes his head lightly at her reaction and leans back in his seat. A gesture that at least helps to contain his continued annoyance at how Elgar'nan runs his people.

"You have been around many with poorer eyesight than yours presently," he says in a tone that heavily implies he would gladly say it to Elgar'nan himself if given the opportunity. "It is a poise very few possess."