[Thrall watches the gesture with some amusement. Balthier certainly is entertaining. He's charming in a way Thrall doesn't usually come face-to-face with. It's a refreshing change of pace. Whether or not he's trustworthy is something else entirely, but Thrall makes it a point not to distrust someone based on how they look or act. He is painfully aware of how hard it is to be a diplomat when you look different.]

Low places are nothing to be scared of. Everyone must start somewhere. [The dashing rogue has apparently earned something of a smile. It's an approximation of one, anyway: his lips curl around his tusks, and the edges of his eyes crinkle. It's a very human expression.]

I am Thrall. [He nods out of respect.] If only we had met under better circumstances.