[A fellow mage. Now this was a nice surprise, the revelation adding some needed confidence and color back into his step. Until now, he'd had nothing familiar to anchor himself...but a mage? At this point, there was nothing more familiar to him.]

Well, I'll be, didn't think I'd be meetin' any others round here. Hippocrates of the Adamantine Arrows,at yer service.

[He said with a smile, offering his hand for a cordial shake while offering his shadow name as he had been taught to.]

I know all 'bout that, lemme tell you. I don't much understand things m'self, but y'learn t'move with it after a time; y'seem t'be handlin' things in stride, all things considered.