What sets him apart from many other of cultists is that he sees the value in practicality. For all the depths of his depravity and his skill making others bleed, if there's something logical to contemplate for the sake of an outcome, he will genuinely consider it.

So when Gortash seems to find something he would like to request, and cites practicality as the driving force, his expression tugs lightly into curiosity. His hands remain exactly where they are, but that can only be a good thing. A stay of executing his next move on account of allowing space for bargaining.

"State your request."

Something that goes unsaid is that if it displeases him too much there will be swift retribution. But that sits just out of spoken word, a tension and weight in the air around them instead.