"What, did Deirdre ambush you the moment you stepped off the boat? Or...oh, stellar, cute." Cerrit's crest perks with his amusement. It is a very birdlike mannerism, one of many. And yet, he offers his (incredibly sharp-taloned) hand to shake like a man.

"Cerrit Agrupnin, one of the local Enforcers. Originally from a city called Avalir."