[Friend is definitely using the term liberally. But Julie's not wrong about the protective streak, either. His priorities (or personality) may not always mesh with those hailing from his Earth, but in the end, he only wants what's best for them. They're his allies, even if he isn't close with all of them. (Or most of them.)

Well. Anyway.]

Kylo's one of the first Summoned I met when I first arrived in Thorne. [He doesn't know him know him, so much as he is aware of his reputation. It's hard not to, with the clout he holds in the castle.] He guided me to the Horizon for the first time.

[He seemed like a... dour young man, but Stephen cannot deny that he was helpful. He owes him for that, if nothing else.] We didn't really talk magic, though. I guess that's an oversight I should fix next time I run into him.

Not that he ever looks ready to chat anyone up, but. You know.