"Very little, truth be told. That she is here, but naught more."

Which may be a factor of him not having thought to ask, yes. But in all fairness it hadn't occurred to him that he might need to. Which in itself is no doubt telling, or would be, perhaps, if he'd thought to actually mention it, rather than simply leave it unspoken.

"Why? Ought it have been otherwise?"

One the bright side, he's at least not asking who Era is, which is... something of a start?