Arthfael's eyes widened at the sight of the figures, and then they narrowed with poisonous hatred, but there was a spark of admiration in their uneven irises. His own self, back when he was young, standing before their ranks! Though, he had to say, his real self was more beautiful...
The tip of his tongue ran across his thin lips. He smiled, as innocently as a child. Even Urari wouldn't surpass that. But it was a sad smile, just like it was a sad applause when he clapped as the song ended.
"Congratulations. That was a beautiful song. Yes, I am said to resemble the great Hawk..." he shrugged.
"But that's just stupid fairytales! I'm just a shopkeeper. I'm no pirate. I'm not even an elf, silly!" he cheered at him, like a mother, laughing at a child's foolish mistake. "I was a traveler before, yeah, I went to the land and stuff, and I got caught up in some trouble that crippled me like this. I'm not anywhere near the Hawk!" He shook his head, and waved his hand at such a nonsense.
Thanks god he was such a good actor, otherwise his decades old cover would have been blown! And all because of Nill... Who was going to get some serious crap once this man gets lost.