Xelloss frowned a bit, mock-poutingly.

"It's not very easy to hold a pleasant conversation if you won't participate." In truth, Zelgadis's annoyance was entertaining enough, but it would be more fun if he'd rise to the bait.

Lacking that, Xelloss glanced around Zelgadis to look out the window some more. It wasn't the most stimulating scenery--if anything, it was almost painfully mundane. He wondered idly if there were many bandits along the roads of this world.