The dual introduction was slightly amusing, one of the two having obviously gotten more emotion than the other (Since it didn't take a genius to figure out that they were related Thomas shrugged at the apology. "It's fine," he replied, though almost immediately after there was an explosion from nearby, a dark explosion that set his face to a pained grimace as lightning bolts shot through his arm. He grabbed at it reflexively, but almost as quickly let go, battering down thew pain while putting up a front that he was fine for the three he was with. Fortunately, they had started moving towards the disturbance, which gave him a break.

He rolled his eyes at the serious one before moving to follow Jake and the two that had greeted them, figuring that an explosion of darkness probably meant that the others were involved.