"Ahhh," Liliana said, a wealth of understanding in her voice - for far more than just the unfortunate nickname. 'Companion' indeed, but who was she to demand a specific definition of their relationship?

"Poor man," she said instead. "What an absolutely terrible thing to have people name you." Because clearly it had to be an externally-imposed nickname. Right? "Was he someone you knew in Eos...?"

Liliana hadn't been around the island long enough to notice the rollover of the population yet.