This surprised Hendrik as he heard the other had covered part of it already. "So you have been asking as well?" Somehow he told himself that he shouldn't accept the help, but when it came to the Luminary, he would humble himself and do what needed to be done for the boy's sake.

And that's when his head nodded. "I will start there." But as far as method went, that he had to shake his head. "I will simply ask if they've seen Lilly and describe her. Unless you have a better way to inquire about these sorts of things."

Hendrik was aware of himself enough that he could come off pretty gruff and threatening, even when he wasn't trying to. This came from the other members of the group back home having to point that out first however.