For Ellis, that smile is worth more than any Crowning could get him, because he knows now thar Kurloz may be trusted. "Hey if it makes it easier t' make people respect ya, hot damn I'll do it in a heartbeat."

He looked to the specimens on the walls and any pictures, "Do yer family know how to talk to ya or som'thin' similar?" It crossed his mind that maybe he should ask such prying questions into a Capitolite's personal life. He was an offworlder, and they were on different social statuses. Not that he'd care.