"Who thought we'd live to see the day you took a leaf out of my book?" Ishiah remarked lightly, or as lightly as the peri ever managed. There had been something nagging at the back of his neck ever since Trixa arrived, between being unsure of what and who she was, and now that it was resolved, even whatever friction they had occasionally shared in the past paled by comparison. She was, if not a friend, then certainly an amiable acquaintance, and one he did not mind seeing again in the slightest. "Not the one I suggested, of course."

Tilting his head, he stared more carefully, jaw only tightening for an instant. There was no point in bearing past grudges. She had been on the island for months, and in that amount of time had only proven to be a positive addition to his life. Not something he could have always said.

"It's a good look on you. Any particular reason for the change? I've heard your name shared around. Iktomi, a surname. Quite human of you."