"Kinda hard to be a traitor when you're the first Knight of her Imperial Majesty, man. What rock've you been hiding under, anyway?" He gestured to his uniform before turning to catch Zero again in what was becoming some bizarre game of keep-away. Again, he steadied the guy, and would have let him go again, but the stranger had just spoken.

His burst of laughter was more surprised than anything. "This a joke?"

They didn't look like they were joking, though. "... What, seriously?"