The Green Newcomer

[Strazio Rockwell]

Valerie nodded and smiled.

“Motion is good,” he said, brought a finger to his chin as if thinking, and then added, “though as far as safety is concerned The Nexus is probably the safest verse, the most dangerous things here are fresh primes who tend to be a bit unstable.”

“Unstable?” Grapefruit asked.

“Well, Omni does not only bring the virtuous into his world, but instead all manner of beings,” Val elaborated, “as you’ve experienced first hand the initial trip here can be quite jarring and some primes take to that quite poorly.”

Grapefruit said nothing, but seemed to understand. Valerie found himself unable to properly read the mechanical warrior. Not that he minded, after all mystery was the greatest spice to any character.

“At any rate,” Valerie said, “I’m currently looking for my former apprentice, I’ve got an inkling that I’ll find him in Camelot, you’re free to accompany me, but I will warn you my student does harbor a very sour disposition and he is quite easily perturbed, but all-in-all he’s a kind soul.”