Threatening wasn't something Fray had ever done and hadn't considered until Farril brought it up. Never came up with a single minded enemy. It might be true that a handshake was a risk with the unfamiliar in Halter, but with his level of skill and strength in magic, it wasn't really one to him. Arm wrestling meant something completely different there, and even as a novice, he'd never lost. Of course it was that same record that kept the King both wary and interested in him.<br/><br/>Upon seeing Archer's permanent stoicism, Fray broke eye contact with him. They'd seen different things but with a common result. Fray wouldn't open himself up again with how much he hurt already, Archer more likely couldn't at all. Trying to follow his example, Fray calmed his reflexive response to Catherine's tomfoolery.<br/><br/>Fray did not take the time to unweave his glove to shake hands with Matthew, but returned his smile and firm grasp. His happiness was like a door ready to be entered and so there was no rush to do more than respond, "Name is Fray. Nice to meet you Matthew." There was something about the demeanor of Matt's springing step that subconsciously reminded him of happier days and a tear rolled from Fray's eye. Feeling it well up, he burned it away before it could journey down his face and into the open. Casting the magic into the tiniest of sounds.<br/><br/>Anxious to get moving, He was glad that they weren't waiting for a delinquent member of the tour, and then Farril had to leave an open request for questions that got a response from none other than Catherine. Really a question about being co-ed or not was the top of her concerns. He could only guess that her question was to do with the activities that a crazy person would invest their time in. Fray barely counted the answer as worth hearing and instead spent the time looking over their silent attendee and her creature.<br/><br/>Her outfit looked half done, but Fray knew little enough about fashion, much less modern fashion, to really make a case of it, and it didn't make sense for a man in armor to judge. He watched the guardian float about and considered how it could have fit into one of his older strategies in Halter. One that might have been the exact reason for the Ethereal Army in the first place. Silently Fray decided he'd build one if he could. The template was right there in front of him.