When McGillis puts it that way, Gaelio suddenly finds his chosen name to be more satisfying. He would've been easy to spot on the field, too; on the other hand, he doubts he would have recognized Siegrune from first glance. How fortunate that the food fight occurred (ugh).

"That's more trouble than it's worth, if you ask me . . . but I see what you mean." Doing things the good old-fashioned way—hadn't he fussed about something similar a while back? "I might as well start with you. Have you heard of anyone else from Gjallarhorn?"

He almost asks for Ein by name, but McGillis would probably have brought that subject up on his own if that were the case.