"Well, they're stupid, is what they are."

It's an unusual name, and maybe it's unusual for someone to be a fictional character. Alyce won't deny that it's a little hard to understand, but she also gets that he's not pretending. He is who he thinks he is.

And Alyce is okay with unusual.

She reaches across the table to squeeze his hand.

"You're my only friend outside the coven since elementary school. So we'll stick together, okay?