[ Hei's a Contractor; a consummate liar, functioning on layers and masks and duplicities. If he's incognito, he plays the role he's handed and never breaks character, and his skill-set means that by the time someone knows he's more dangerous than meets the eye, they're likely on their way to dead. ]

[ Which is why he cringes so convincingly at the look Laruna shoots him, ducking his head and shuffling his feet in embarrassment. ]

I-I'm sorry. I didn't realize. [ A couple of beats, before he clears his throat, ] So, um, do all the wizards in your world have an element tied to them? Like fire or air or water?