“Ah, well,” Mimi said from beside Jake, “When we found him in the woods he couldn’t remember anything really, even his own name. So I’d taken to just calling him Jake. Though I suppose…” Mimi looked up at him, “Your name is Alexcyn now, isn’t it?”
Jake pondered it for a moment, and though about all that had occurred in the weeks he had been living this new life, and settled on an answer; yes, he thought, it’s Alexcyn now. He ignored the twist his stomach made.
“Not to say that this hasn’t been a riveting conversation,” Palis looked to the strange new woman still in their company, then to Jake, “Argax told me to come and remind you of that promise you made,” his voice was sweet, and beside him he might have seen Mimi flutter,” and that if you get tired for any reason to make your way back home without us.” Alexcyn might have shrunken at the challenge, but Jake was stronger.