Steve, ever the talker, quickly spilled the whole story of their group. Naturally, his knowledge of Ray was limited to his name and the fact that he was a combat-type ability user; beyond that, he didn't know—or could even say—anything.

Jaime stood up, saluted the two men, and said solemnly, "You two are true warriors. You rescued our people from the Jayzepanese!"

Ray raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Jaime, were you in the military?"

"I was, but I'm retired now," Jaime replied. "In fact, most