[For his part, Azhar doesn't really think anything of it. If someone specifically says their name is something other than what everyone else calls them, well, that's still their name, right? It's not as if it matters that much. Apparently it does to Ilai though, something he can't really understand.]

Trust, but verify... hm.

[Suffice it to say, he has never heard this phrase before. The idea of verification is rather foreign to him, outside of practical matters.]

Well, it doesn't seem like we have much choice either way, and what they've said seems to be enough to give one's word.