"Maybe that's true," Lloyd conceded, "but I might not have found out soon enough by myself." So as far as he was concerned, the thanks still applied. He wasn't going to take it back, regardless.

Having said what he initially intended to say, it was easy for Lloyd's attention to get pulled to something else. When his eyes landed on the thing Tsurugi held in his hands, he tilted his head with interest. "What's that?" He could see lights and colors and different shapes - and movement? He leaned closer for a better look.