He glanced at the nearby sign, starting as if suddenly seeing it, and grinning. "Nope, can't read. And yes, I finally came back. Had an experiment go haywire, and kill me. Sucked, but I never have let a little thing like death slow me down."<br/><br/>He laughed as if joking, before glancing at the shadow stalker. "I win."<br/><br/>He then looked around, before stepping forward. "Glad to see you have done well, and they say you have passed. And that was not a single neuter pronoun, by the way, but a reflection of the group's thoughts. Can we talk somewhere where we won't be over heard?"<br/><br/>He let her lead the way, and collapsed bonelessly in the chair, and groaned. "Take my advice, try not to die, it is painful, and you miss important things. I missed the birth of a couple of my daughters, so not amused with myself. But nevermind, how have you been, other than getting ludicrously rich."