"Reynard caring about the dearly departed? He's clearly working an angle. Do you know if he has any necromantic proclivities? This may require investigation as well. Can't let the chilly fop get a leg up on me when my attention is turned the other way.

"Ah, and Blaze? The automaton, of course. I rarely care to work with bots, I'm afraid. I trust them near as much as I trust Reynard, and that's not dreadfully far. Nothing personal, of course. They're just inherently repugnant; the antithesis to my magic and ethics." Oh but now he gets to introduce himself! The Mobian pulls himself to his full height, which is just barely scraping past five feet, then dips into an elaborate bow.

"I am indeed THE Ixis Naugus. Sorcerer supreme and master of the elements! How lovely that my reputation precedes and my influence remains."