He huffed a bit but relaxed. Right, humans thought that it was good to think and feel that way, unlike most Halfs from where he comes from.

"Ex-friend," he corrected Allen almost automatically. "We were close but that's changed." Offering his hand to him, he added, "Can you change? We better try if we can work together out here first unless you're keen on having our resonance broken while we're in that killer of an ants nest."