He gave her a helpless shrug. "Sad, but I am a soldier and a pragmatist, even if I do happen to have a romantic streak I can't seem to get rid of."<br/><br/>He nodded at the comment of next of kin, and made a note to track them down and see about acquiring it, they might not be interested, either in selling OR in living there, but he could only find out by asking. Still, he diverted the conversation back to the track it had been trending towards before he had spotted Elwyrr. "I was wondering, what would make a good gift to your father? I already have an idea for your mother, but it is considered good manners to give gifts to the bridal family back home, and I was thinking he might enjoy... what is the big, four legged digging creature called? Bullete? Bulette? I was thinking he might enjoy a set of full plate of armor made of that."