[If the other man considers him a good friend after so short a meeting, it's a breath of fresh air for the Exarch. He has been far and long too used to caution and wariness in those around him, strangers especially who aren't aware that he would only help them if given the chance. It has been a hard reality of the world he comes from, the life they all lived.]

[But still he carries on that hope, because whether or not he wanted to confess to his true self, it is who he once was, and he must be that pillar for his people, and now for this world if need be.]

Right. Thank you for your assistance. Forgive me for delaying a more proper introduction, but I am the Crystal Exarch, if you please.