"Willow Rosenberg, right?" He took the offered hand to give it a shake. "I'm Phibrizzo. I suppose Xellos didn't bother to tell you to expect someone...well. My size."

He laughed a little at that. Xellos was mischevious enough to let Willow find things like this out for herself. Fortunately, he'd at least prepared Willow a little, and Phibrizzo had escaped the cheek pinching and cooing Hattie had inflicted on him at the Uzushio.

"Children in our world only get treated like children if they're helpless. Otherwise, we're treated more like adults in training."