[ Should he be offended??? He should probably be offended somehow, someway. But it's not as if he hasn't heard similar before — Astrid's called him sensitive for Thor's sake. It's not something that really bothers him anymore, he is who he is. So he shrugs it off, literally as he moves back to his feet: ]

Maybe. Maybe not. [ He brushed off the last bits of grass from his pants as he glanced up, past the girl towards the shrines and offered: ] My father taught me it's our duty to try to help people. Just because he's not around and this is a different world doesn't change that.

... Just because I'm not as great as some of the others, doesn't mean I won't try. [ That part, he says lowly, more to himself than her as he takes the dragon blade handle from his side and holds it loosely in hand, turning his attention to her for a moment: ] You should rest here while you can. I'll go check on — [ A crash inside of the shrine: ] — well, that.