"I never would have noticed." Rufus' tone wasn't quite as sarcastic as his words were, though there was an underlying terseness to it. If given a choice, he would have rather stayed back on Gaia, where he knew what the stakes and rules to be changed were. Of course, he could always learn what could and could not be bent here soon enough.

Rufus smoothly flipped his bangs back. "From a reputable source?"