[His remaining eye narrows sharply at that, and his body temperature rises slightly before he can cool himself back down.]

I don't know if you noticed, but he handled himself just fine. And he's alive, isn't he?

[But he's not here to fight. He has to remind himself of that for a moment, but he's cool.]

I'm a curious man - that's all. If I can't figure out what's worthwhile about you from looking, may as well use my other senses.