Aurus was as disinclined to be impressed by that statement as he was to be offended, and the steadiness of his gaze probably said as much--just the same expression of mild judgement that he'd had already, his brow perhaps rising half an inch. Really?

His answer was as dry as the air around them. "Evidently the same kind who will rescue helpless lost boys from being attacked in the desert," he said with the unsubtle implication that Hakkyuu ought to show at least a modicum more gratitude for the fact that he was here and alive.