"Think of what you're seeing that most people won't. Lost dwarven thaigs aren't something to sniff at, even if they don't have a strict dress code." If it weren't such a whimsical notion, that bit about missing things on the surface might have stung.

"He's a good man. That's more than can said for most." And then, quietly, "Never quite know when he needs to be told to shut up or to keep going because he's onto something, but he's a good man."