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"Oh. Those others. Yeah, that's fine."

Xaldin nods, once.

Is he supposed to be faking it right now? Can he afford not to? "At Happy Hour I met your Teddy. I kept my distance."

And communicated by sticky-note.

"Oh?" Billy's not sure how you both meet someone and keep your distance.

Xaldin pulls sticky-notes out of his pocket. And a pen.

"Yes."

Billy cracks up. "That's Teddy for you."

There is a moment of confusion, and then Xaldin's expression smooths out. If it makes the Somebody happy to assume his lover had the idea, Xaldin won't argue it.

"What did you talk about?" Billy's a little suspicious, about that. Happy hours don't tend to end well for him. For given definitions of 'well.'

"That he is under age for human drinking, that I am not Jamaican, a very little bit about your Kate." Xaldin says firmly.

"That-- sounds like an interesting set of sticky notes."

"It was." Xaldin agrees, "The Dragoon was somewhat covered."

Well. This is awkward.

"We've been staying here. In the bar."

"It is good to have a place of safety." Xaldin says with a small nod, "Xigbar and I spend as much time as possible on our world."

"Our world," Billy says, carefully, "is not very safe right now. But we have to go back soon."

Xaldin is very, very quiet for a moment, "Are you requesting that I remove the Dragoon called Eowyn, or that I deputize another for your Teddy? Either is acceptable to me."

Billy looks surprised. "I-- neither." He blinks. "I was just. Telling you. That I didn't know when--" if "--I was going to be back any time soon."

He nods, once, and says; "Thank you. If something happens Eowyn should be capable of reaching me much faster this time."

Billy nods, slowly. "It. I know something bad will happen. Kate told me as much. I'm not sure what, or to who."

A Dragoon, bigger than Eowyn (damn near bigger than Xaldin in terms of height although much more lithe) pops into the space near them and Xaldin digs out another Ribbon (of different colour).

"She will follow your Teddy until he dismisses her."

"That-- I--" He's not sure what to say to Xaldin, so he turns to the Dragoon, "Thank you."

The Dragoon dips a little bit and otherwise ignores Billy. She'll find Teddy and take up position.

Billy watches her go. "Seriously, Xaldin -- I don't know why you're doing this."

"Because you have been useful." Xaldin says, "And offered more help in the future. Because you treat the girls like the people they were. Because an alliance is a sharing of resources between parties."

"I didn't think you considered me an ally any longer."

"Do you still intend to help us?"

"Of course."