Kratos looked out over the town and then back at Stahn. "Has it ever crossed your mind that perhaps he wouldn't want to find us?" There was no hint of sarcasm or annoyance; this was in its entirety a sincere question. Leon surely had other acquaintances to team up with - ones who were probably less irritating, judging by his tastes - and if so, why the certainty? There was some piece that he was lacking, some part of the story that he had yet to be told. "And what do you mean, 'tiaras'?"

Well, one had to start somewhere.