Ouroboros Spine Alas I cannot Swim

With dutiful poignance, the young lady informed him that the mountain was potentially claimed- though there was a possibility that those heirs had been buried beneath whatever destruction the falling star had caused. Immediately, he dipped his head and dropped his gaze. 

"My apologies," he blurted. He felt shame, knowing he had set his sights on exploring a place that was formerly her homeland, which was now potentially a gravesite. Still- he wished to find the star, and yearned to see it for himself...But perhaps a compromise could be found.

"I offer my help- in searching for your family members. I come from mountains to the North, and I have no fear in exploring another," He explained. "With your permission, of course...I would search for them, while I search for the star."