"Lyle? You found him?" Briefly startled, Susanna didn't even notice her lips curving up into a smile.
"No, if I had found him, believe me, I would be itching to nail him to a cross right now." The gatekeeper twirled the sword hilt, his playful jest offering her some comfort in her disappointment. "But he'll be alright, he is a Purifier. For now, we can focus on dealing with that invader, using the methods Lyle left behind, his arrangements in this Dreamland."
