The curious glances do not go unnoticed; during one of his 'laps' around the ship he pauses nearby (but not threateningly close, not looming like the other older bastard likes to do) and takes a moment to study the work the young man is doing.

"It must take a fair amount of time to gather enough for what you need it for," he comments quietly, as he drops to sit on a nearby crate. It is idle conversation, not meant to be distracting (or get him into trouble, though if an argument starts, Skellig will NOT hesitate to end it) from the work at hand.