[ At that, Alphinaud slips out a wry breath, a half laugh of sorts. ]

Aye, that we do. 'Twould seem there is one similarity 'twixt our homelands, then.

[ Heh. Though he does pause, briefly, then: ]

I am not unfamiliar with differing worlds—or realities, as you put it—yet I hadn't imagined there would be one so... lacking in all manner of peoples. Then again, I am not what one could call well traveled... I must confess it leaves me curious what it is like.