He doesn't mind the quiet, so long as he's sure Ephrim is still following him. He does hear that question, though.

"Apparently there are these things called speakers," he says, just a touch dryly. "Sora was telling me about 'em, seems like they're basically golem mouths that play whatever you want them to." He knows it's more complicated than that, but they're well beyond his timeframe of comprehension.

Soon the elevators are looming, two-person wide, and he starts making his way down. Not all the way - the bottom six or so steps are covered by the gently rippling water, and he stops maybe two steps up from it. "Here we are."