He furrowed his eyebrows and laughed. "It was...actually a joke, Billy. But I suppose you also have a point."

Perhaps he'd chosen the wrong term to describe what he'd meant. Really, there was nothing wrong with being so short; he actually preferred it.

"I suppose I do look that way to those who have never seen any example of my people. But I wasn't speaking in a manner of appearance. I am sickly, physically. I use alchemy and my skill-set as a Hunter to get around most of my limitations." Nokosi laughed lightly, "I'm sure you did not look, but it is what the tattoos scattered across my body are for."