She shrugged lightly handing the rag over with only a slight twitch of her scarred brow. She wasn't unreasonable-- at least most of the time. The glint of the shard in his hand did not go unnoticed. For the briefest moment, it looked as if she was about to inquire about it, then changed her mind.

"That is the way it has been for a long time now. It was not always this way, or at least that is what I have been told, but it is what it is now." Not that she didn't want to change it. She just learned long ago that humans generally didn't care. Besides, he was a rifter and not inherent to the problem that plagued her people.

"No matter what anyone tells you, the most important thing is to survive. Beyond that, it is up to you to decide how you will do that." This time, her curiosity would not be abated as she tilted her head, "What is it you are waiting for anyway?"