His gaze turned over to look at the tech-priest who walked to the side of him and asked for one of his lho-sticks. "Strange..." he said as he continued to observe her for a few moments before taking one and holding it out for her to take, "I always figured you Mechanicus avoided such things as smoking or drinking as it messed with all those implants of yours." he said idly as once she would take it from him, he would strike a match and light the narcotic. "So how about you, what's the story behind how you became one of Adeptus Mechanicus?" he inquired a bit and kept a steady pace so as not to outrun the Lyra as he looked back at her.