"Leingod!" Albel had to admit, he was relieved -- no, happy -- to see the other man here. He tried to rein it in, reasoning that it surely was only a matter of it being convenient and essential to the success of the mision... After all, Fayt had apparently been bred for this. He had powers that, even to Albel, were rather intimidating.

He couldn't let Fayt know how much he'd actually missed him. The twerp.

Of course, before he could say anything else, Meredy had gone and opened her mouth with that ridiculous word. And Albel could feel his cheeks begin to burn. He looked away quickly, growling at Meredy, "Bite your tongue, worm!" It came out more embarrassed than anything...

To Sheena, he explained, "He is from my world."