"Stranger things have happened," Dorian said with a touch of defensiveness. "Someone else is as handsome as I am? I must meet this man. I'm assuming he's a man, yes?" He joked to cover the suspicion that he'd just said the wrong thing somehow. The elf had called him by name, hadn't he?

"Not that I'm admitting to needing help as such, but it would be good to have some assistance." Dorian said mildly, craning to look up at the buildings.