So common enough touchstones. Some differences aside. At least that makes it easier. It would be so strange to try and explain all of it otherwise.

[ he is just gravitating towards other fantasy lads. But that's obviously not why he gravitated towards Fenris. ]

So what do you do, besides apparently killing dragons?

[ the end of the sentence has a lift to it as if he's extolling Fenris's heroic deeds. ]