His eyebrow went up, but only briefly. Hereditary.
That interested him more than the eyes, he thought. Though the eyes interested him a great deal. It wasn't often that you stumbled upon anybody with the same hue as yourself when your own eyes were a lovely shade of maroon, such as his were.
But those ears.
He wanted to know more about them. But again, he thought, it was too soon to be prying too much.
"Interesting. They're quite intriguing, I'm sure you realize. I doubt that our shared features have similar backgrounds considering the addition of your ears. I don't wish to offend you in any way, though, so I won't press."