[A moment of surprise passes across his face, the first Valerius might have seen from him. He hadn't expected this stranger to pick up on a twitch he barely recognized himself. The raised eyebrow, though, quickly turns into an expression of interest.]

Observant - observant enough that I'll look forward to the full explanation later. [He leans back in his chair, putting a distance between them.] Here I was, thinking everyone would be too absorbed in their newfound powers to notice those smaller things.