Durrost looks over at the gnome, frowning slightly. He chews on her words for a few moments, and then says reflectively, "I think... it is better to have a place to run to, than to run from. Running is sometimes necessary, as you say. But I know it to be lonely. So it must have been a very ugly necessity that drove you down here. Even uglier than this one." he says, nodding his head in the direction of the creature. The question hangs in the air, unasked.

Having built some distance, Durrost draws Hessler into a slower pace and turns to watch the creature to see what its doing now, observe where it appears to be going, and to see if he can make out any other details about it.