"Why thank you," says Serah with complete unselfconsciousness. "So you're going to be Isabella's angelico, huh?"

"Serah."

"No, no, you're too modest, you really don't need to be you know, many Archangels have been famously pompous - anyway, I'd say I ought to be friends with you so I can get special favors when you and her rule Samaria together but I'm already her best friend so you can be sure I will like or dislike you solely on your own merits," Serah says cheerily.