Shao reached the door just in time to hear Jenos pout about the use of the nickname Jenny. Something about Jenny being a girls name? Whatever. It didn’t matter to Shao what they called him. Secretly, he thought Jenny was a clever nickname.

“I’m here.” Shao announced pleasantly, before walking over to where Jenos stood. Placing a hand on Jenos’s shoulder as a silent warning of stupidity, Shao gave Evelynne and Amadeus a nod as a greeting. “Thank you for allowing us to come along, Amadeus, Evelynne.”