[ Oh, Essek notices the unsubtleties, and keeps his arm unmoving. All that can be read from his shirt is "About" and "ating". His smile is polite though, and conversational. ]

Is that so? Given why we are here, I find that surprising.

[ And so he casts doubt in a round-about, polite way. ]

I am one of the Drow, though in the common tongue we are often called Dark Elves, which is...a questionable designation at best. And you? Are you human, or do you only look the part?