Aye, I did, though I have been told asking a lady her age is frowned upon, is it not? [ And there's an amused smile threatening to tug at his lips. ] Though you hardly look near fifty, let alone well past it-- so forgive my... ah, lack of tact on the subject? [ And it's a mixture of manners and that serpentine tongue that garner such polite speech. He's curious, in a strange land and attempting to gauge his own footing amongst those he finds. ]

Are you of this place? [ For she does not look it, that much is clear. ]