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Glitnir had been extra cautious on this patrol, moving slowly from path to path while focusing on any possible auras as strongly as he could. No one seemed to be around, but after yesterday's madness, he was going to get very defensive if he felt another Squire around. Granted, a Squire aura could be anyone (like that nice Uranus Knight, Andronicus), but a little paranoia might have been warranted.

While in transit from one sidewalk to another, he felt the dim flicker of a Page's aura somewhere in the distance. Unlike his usual mode of operation, he didn't call out to the page, but instead ducked behind a corner and tried to sense more precisely where the Page was. It wasn't like a Page could do him much harm (then again, a Squire had just overpowered a Knight), but he wanted to exercise caution. The Page would probably be able to feel his aura, and if he or she wanted to investigate, he or she would come.

The voice startled Glitnir a bit; apparently he had slipped too deeply into a vigilant trance. He peeked out from his corner and spotted the young Cosmos Page. "Hey there!" he said, emerging. "Sorry, was trying something. Normally I let people know I'm here, but I wanted to see what happened if I took a quieter approach." He remembered Phact chewing him out for calling out to her, all right. "In any case, nice to meet you, Hyperborea," he said as he extended a hand to her in greeting. "I'm Glitnir, Squire of Mars."

"Company is always welcome. You never know what might spring up, and it never hurts to have another person nearby when something does spring up." Glitnir was not entirely surprised to hear the Page go right into a question, but it was by no means a bad thing. Asking questions was one way to get the information one needed to get ahead in the Knight life. "My wonder? My wonder is a courthouse on Mars. There's apparently something interesting in the basement, but my ancestor hasn't told me about it and I haven't gone down there yet. Oh, yeah, I kind of just answered this, but I do have a ghost at my wonder! His name is Cornelius and he makes fun of me a lot." It occurred to Glitnir that perhaps he should start bringing others up to the courthouse to back him up when Cornelius started trolling, but he could either make fun or them or pull them into the shenanigans. There was no winning with that guy.

"Oh, geez," Glitnir groaned when Hyperborea mentioned her ancestor. "You got one who's old-fashioned in a bad way... sorry to hear that. Cornelius is actually pretty focused on decorum when he's not constantly finding some way to embarrass me. There was this girl, another Knight, that I liked, and he was insistent on making me send her a note. He even tried to teach me how to dance with her. It was actually pretty nice."

When the little Cosmos Page requested good stories, he had to pause and think. "Well, aside from my ancestor suddenly sweeping me up into a waltz to teach me how to dance with a woman... heh, a lot of my stories involve my ancestor being kind of inappropriate. I can't be sure if he's really a dirty old man or if he's just trying to get my goat." There was no way he was going to tell a younger girl about how he accidentally groped a statue of Lady Justice before getting an upgrade to Squire. His face went grave as he hit a certain section of his mental file of stories. "I do have some warnings for you, I guess. They're not really 'good stories,' but it's things you have to watch out for."

"Oh, believe me, he makes me die of embarrassment all the time." The story of his Squire upgrade came back to the tip of Glitnir's tongue, and he fought it back down. That was a story for the guys, or an older girl with a confirmed sense of humor. "Maybe someday I can take you up to see him and he'll give you some lessons? He'll probably spend the whole time taking pot-shots at me while he does, but I think he'd be nice to you, or at least keep the teasing to a minimum."

The levity slipped out of his voice as he went back to his warnings. "A Knight I encountered was recently attacked and nearly killed by another Knight. It was a miracle that she didn't actually die from what he did to her. If you encounter a 'Camlann,' I advise getting out of there as fast as possible. I think someone said he was a Squire of Saturn. If he could overpower her, there's no telling what he could do to you." He paused, then added, "The Knight who nearly got killed was Megiddo, Knight of Saturn. Honestly, I'd be a little wary of her too... when I first met her, she was covered in blood. Someone else's blood. I'm not saying 'don't trust Saturn Knights,' but I am saying to be really careful."

"Sounds like a deal. Maybe I'll send you a ring mail next time I can go to my Wonder." Glitnir's face remained set in a grave expression at the horror crossed Hyperborea's face, and he shook his head. "He cut her throat. That's more than just 'taking it too far' to stop someone from hurting someone else." The poor girl was definitely alarmed, and for a moment Glitnir regretted telling her about the worst of the Knights. Unfortunately, danger called for warnings. "Who was this Page of Saturn you met? I'd just like to know so I have a name for later. Again, don't get scared of all Saturn Knights or even all Knights just because of those two. There are plenty of helpful, good Knights around to wash out the troublemakers."

"Ploutonion... got it." He shook his head. "The Code is kind of a mystery. That's the force behind us Knights, and, well, I guess it can't choose the right person for the job every time. I don't really know much about it aside from that." He gestured with his head forward. "How about we patrol together for a bit? Just take a walk around, dust any youma if we spot any. Or do you have to go home?"