Well that was enough of an answer in the context he'd been asking anyway. He extended a hand to help Ian up, properly this time. "Apologies for not warning you about that, but there seems to be no avoiding it if we want to get rid of the blasted things," he said. He glanced at where the statue had been a moment ago. "The man sounds like he'd be right at home among the worst of Ul'dah's merchants. Ul'dahns have a reputation for being willing to do nearly anything for coin, and while tis certainly not true of all of the city's residents... there is a reason such a reputation exists."