Gazimon rubbed his face. "Uh... slight. Problem with that."

Taiki winced. "Er... yes. I actually may have already- used the, ah... 'Azem's Familiar' explanation. Is that the story we're supposed to present to everyone? If I'd met them in Elpis, that would be one thing, but here... people talk. And kami forfend they should peer further than the surface, if any of them try to pry into that particular connection..."