Karmine: “We’re Gundarks. Genetically altered bio-weapons.”
Tristan: “Um . . . dude? That doesn’t spell Gundark.”
Karmine: “It’s not an acronym, you little doofus.”
Tristan: “Oh.”
Karmine sits down.
Karmine: “I am Karmine the Coldsnap. You’ve already met Ashz the Firebrand. Judging by what you already know, you should be able to figure out what my moniker signifies.”
Tristan: “Um . . . you’ve got an attitude problem?”
Jyo smacks Tristan in the back of his head.
Sora: “Ashz controlled fire. You control . . . ice?”
Karmine: “You had to think about it?”
Sora: “Do you have any idea how you got here?”
Karmine: “I go wherever Ashz goes. I never know quite what he’s up to, but I know it’s never good. He’s completely insane.”
Jyo: “He said he was your brother.”
Tristan: “So what’s the story.”
Karmine: “In a sentence? Ashz betrayed me and our comrades because he endeavored to become the most powerful being in the world.”