[He lets out a quiet chuckle, almost sheepish.]

Thanks. It's something I had before I came here, so I'm not sure if there's an equivalent in this world...

[He gestures for them to continue forward and leave the stairs behind them, literally and figuratively. It'll be nice to be in a relatively normal hallway as they talk.]

Yeah, me neither. I'm thinking... whoever has the relic is probably trying to stop it, with the way it keeps destroying the town. If we can find a way to help with that, maybe they'll be willing to listen to reason.