It seemed as though he wasn't imagining it after all. Balthier glanced to his partner. She had likely noticed the same thing, and he trusted her ears far more than he could trust his own.

"Right, right..." he finally said, returning to the conversation at hand. He'd mainly been making small talk, but that answer worked just fine. He could work with it. "Absolutely right. After all, standing around doesn't do anyone any good."

Of course, he and Fran really didn't plan to get too far into these affairs, but that was something to be expected. They were sky pirates, not problem solvers. The people in this place seemed to be doing a relatively good job of keeping their affairs in order anyway... Well, enough that they didn't need any outside help.