I sat down, feeling a bit rueful. "It's a very new experience, having an actual group of friends—followers, even. I can't say I'm totally comfortable with it either. Remaining company excluded, Chen Huan," I said, casting an embarrassed glance at him, but he only shrugged, "I think of you as the little brother I never had, these days."
"Little brother nothing! I'm still several times older than you." He stuck his tongue out at me.
I laughed. "That may be, but you're hardly helping your case, acting so precociously! Seems to me you very much enjoy acting like a little brother."
"Oh yeah? I bet if I started calling you big brother you'd shut me down way more strongly than calling you master!"
I blanched at him. "...Touche."
