Atticus regards the pipe as it is extended to him, shifts his eyes to meet the Medicine Seller's strange ones, then steps forward to accept it.

"How does a man from beyond this place command it so deftly, I wonder?"

At this question, he responds only with a thin smile, and doesn't rise to the bait. He supposes it is possible that this elf could simply be a cleverly disguised demon, and, though unlikely, it is better to err on the side of caution. "You're so certain that I'm not of this place?" he asks instead, and brings up the pipe to smoke from it.