Another unexpectedly sharp blade of truth rips a new hole through Alastair, but this one is so finely honed that it barely hurts. It's an empathetic admission, leveling their footing. They are friends, this Alastair has known for a long time now. It makes it easier to balance how much meaning it brings between them.

So he smiles a new kind of smile, one that is just as truthful as Lee's words. Me too.

He even toys with the idea of saying it, but the monk speaks again and he finds himself jumping for tees new words before he can realize it. "You kidding? Stealing 'em means you pay just as much as I do! It's the Godwin Guarantee." Topped with a wink and a smirk that has always inspired a scolding from Lee before. He can't anticipate how she will react now, though, and he can't tell if he wants something familiar, or something new.

(But for the record, he paid full price for these crystals.)