"Thanks, indeed!" Damien said to the gnome. He hoped that he hadn't hurt the gnome's feeling by seeming to ignore him when he first arrived.  Damien hated making people angry, especially in circumstances such as these.  He liked meeting new people, and spacing out while they're talking to you is just rude.<br/><br/>He, too, watched alongside the other human at the exchange between the elf and the gnome.  If the man beside him didn't know elven, he did a good job of hiding his confusion at the conversation between the other two.