Zouichi sighed. Alendian had been much more polite than usual (outwardly, anyway). Was that a good sign, or a bad one? Probably the latter. At the very least, the exchange verified that Ildraniath hadn't told Alendian about the two of them beforehand.

He looked a little wry; it wasn't that he thought the exchange had been his fault, but likely Ildraniath would have preferred the exchange happen differently -- if at all. "Somehow, I never thought I'd have to deal with camouflaged Eldar in the yard."